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Louis Khehla Maqhubela

Louis Khehla Maqhubela (Born 1939) is active/lives in South Africa, England.  Louis Maqhubela is known for Figurative, abstract painting.

Louis Khehla Maqhubela (b.1939)

He was born in Durban, South Africa and studied with Cecil Skotnes and Sydney Komalo at the Polly Street Centre, Johannesburg.  After leaving South Africa, he settled in London in 1976, where he undertook further studies at Goldsmiths College and the Slade School of Art.

Painting on canvas, oil or gouache on paper, "from early figurative scenes of township life in Johannesburg, Maqhubela evolved a more abstract mode of painting, becoming one of the pioneers of modern art in South Africa.  His work is characterised by a specific language of forms which float or move in a radiant, atmospheric space.  Sometimes a graphic element of thin black lines appears describing animals or human figures.  In spirit and form they evoke Paul Klee but what they describe is part of Maqhubela's African narrative." (Art First Contemporary Art)

Early on in his career, he received the first prize in the Adler Fielding Gallery's Artists   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2578 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Louis Khehla Maqhubela

   Louis Khehla Maqhubela  Born:  1939 - Durban, South Africa
Known for:  Figurative, abstract painting

Louis Khehla Maqhubela (b.1939)

He was born in Durban, South Africa and studied with Cecil Skotnes and Sydney Komalo at the Polly Street Centre, Johannesburg.  After leaving South Africa, he settled in London in 1976, where he undertook further studies at Goldsmiths College and the Slade School of Art.

Painting on canvas, oil or gouache on paper, "from early figurative scenes of township life in Johannesburg, Maqhubela evolved a more abstract mode of painting, becoming one of the pioneers of modern art in South Africa.  His work is characterised by a specific language of forms which float or move in a radiant, atmospheric space.  Sometimes a graphic element of thin black lines appears describing animals or huma  ...  Displaying 750 of 2578 characters.

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