South African born artist Lindile Magunya studied Graphic Design at the Peninsula Technikon and since graduating, has exhibited widely throughout the Western Cape. As an artist he strives to communicate with his audience. He believes his work to be a recognition of all people in society and an awareness of the power within ourselves.
Says Lindile; “The human behaviour is very hard to detect due to the conditions that we are surrounded by; unemployment, living conditions, financial status and everything that is existence.”
Gerald Tabata’s work has been shown at galleries and art studios throughout the Western Cape and is in private collections both here and abroad. He is currently working from his studio in Observatory, Cape Town.
For the new body of work shown in this exhibition, Gerald was inspired by the people that he sees on a daily basis in Cape Town and areas around the city; people that are destitute, disadvantaged and unemployed.
“These people are intimidated and they tend to give up hope in life. This is what I strive to capture in my paintings.”
Gerald is based in Khayelitsha and paints the lives of the people around him. He has been creating striking works of art for more than ten years and he enjoys the challenges that he encounters.
“I hope that this new body of work will bring light to these day to day issues that face our society.”- Gerald Tabata
Ubuntu Bethu is a mixed medium exhibition and runs from the 7th April until the 29th May 2011.
For more information please contact Casa Labia on 021 788 6068 or email africanova@casalabia.co.za
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