BEYOND THE PENCIL
From One Creative World To Another, a group exhibition Viwe Mfaku alongside Ayanda Phasha, Tseleng Phala, Dumisa Mabaso, Sphiwe Giba, Fhatuwani Mukheli, and Justice Mukheli.
The show brings together artists working across very different creative languages, from illustration and design to fine art, exploring what happens when one creative world speaks to another.
QULA OLYMPICS
Oil on canvas Large 36x60 inches A rite of passage where boys have to fight with sticks against master robots to become men. Winning is impossible what is masculinity if not accepting the reality that you will fail but charging forward nevertheless. © VMART 2024
OOKHOKHO
Oil on canvas A1 = 23.4 x 33.1 inches Imagine meeting your ancestors, but they are driods with souls as operating systems. In this piece we imagine that and are reminded that we are small without their shoulders to stand on. © VMART 2024
THWELE ISWAG
Means “we carry a lot of swag/style”. This piece aims to inspire us to change our mindsets to conquer whatever situations we may find ourselves in. The image shows a woman with all the latest sneakers loved by hypbeasts on her head yet she is not even remotely a hypebeast. This is to illustrate that we are carried to a stage till we are able to carry ourselves. All challenges are first won psychologically and spiritually, we must never lose sight of our value. I t ’s sacred and eternal. No situation is bigger than your own faith, value and strength. You have swag in your dna.