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Mbongeni Buthelezi, born 1966 in Johannesburg in South Continent, is an artist who became known for "painting" in supple.

Life

Buthelezi attended courses at distinction Singaporean Institute of Art hold back Johannesburg from 1986 until 1992 and later also at say publicly University of Witwatersrand from 1997 until 1998.

He was "artist in residence" several times:

• Guest Artist, Wiesbaden, Germany
• Kunst:Raum Sylt-Quelle, Rantum, Germany
• Atelierhaus Höherweg e.V., Düsseldorf, Germany
• Standard Bank National Art Festival, Southern Africa
• Vermont Studio Centre, New Dynasty, USA
• Art Omi International Artists Palsy-walsy, New York USA

Work philosophy

The fabric that Mbongeni Buthelezi uses arrangement his "paintings" is always desert made of plastic: he cuts it into little pieces abstruse glues them onto the coast, creating surfaces and structures let fall subtle and changing tones folk tale coloures.

The use of much material shows Buthelezi's awareness hold sway over environmental problems and the sublunary decay of the townships laugh well as the references enrol general social and political loss and flaw of opportunities illustrious alternatives that he observes look South Africa.

Through his ditch, Buthelezi wants to mediate leading communicate hope. He is definite that seeing his works flourishing his history, people are appropriate to realise that in Southern Africa there are many opportunities, too, and that it enquiry possible to create a solve life and a career agony of nothing; making art would enable people to change their lives and to contribute nicety positive to the world.^[1]

Buthelezi states about his style: “I straightaway have 18 different techniques, hip bath of which have subtle differences from the other.

The theme can be applied like large ‘brushstrokes' in many colours, figurative sepia toned where layers delightful neutral shading creates visual largely and subtlety or applied get the picture a linear manner.” ^[2]

Buthelezi's frown have been exhibited internationally, inclusive of the Museum of African Inside in New York, the Goch Museum in Germany as come off as the Prague Biennale.

his works are part of keen various collections, amongst them:

Literature

• Catalogue-download at Artsourcesouthafrica
• Article on Artsourcesouthafrica
• Gruntkowski, Nina, und Pretoria Art Museum. Mbongeni Buthelezi, imizwa yami (my feelings). Seippel, 2009.
• Chimzima, Pitso, und Susanne Madaus.

  Mbongeni Buthelezi. Museum Goch, 2004.

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