RUNNER UPTHEMBAMKHANGELICAPE TOWN14BiographyThemba Mkhangeli is a multi-award-winningvisual artist and environmentalist with apenchant for entomology. He grew up inMthatha in the Eastern Cape, in a small villagecalled Julukuqu. Currently, he is based in NyangaEast, Cape Town. His preferred medium is aballpoint pen and most of his images capturethe human form, particularly portraits. Hestarted making art at the age of five but realisedhis talent for artmaking in Grade 6 and he hasnot looked back since.SASOL NEW SIGNATURES • 2023 CATALOGUEAmawele, is a portrait of twin sisters who reside in theartist’s neighbourhood. This image is a homageto their beauty and innocence, embodied throughthe unerasable process of ink pen drawing. AlthoughGender Based Violence inserts unerasable markson women that hurt and scar them, the unerasablemark-making used in this drawing does the opposite,because it celebrates and honours the beauty ofwomen. The diamond shape between them is thesymbol of beauty the artist always finds in women,it also creates a balance between the two figures.RUNNER-UPRunner-up
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