Mthwakazi

Limited Edition Artworks (20) - 100cm

Limited Edition (35) - A3

Hand Embellish at request

 

This photograph is taken of Mthwakazi, singer, song writer and local South African musician. While photographing her in my studio, we ended the day with a bit more creativity. Using clay to paint her face, a well known Xhosa tradition.

Painting a face is an art, perhaps the very first art, going back to the origins of human culture. Artists paint bold, mask-like designs inspired by imagery from Nature, imagination, and traditional masks.