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Mbongeni Buthelezi

Mbongeni Buthelezi (Born 1956) is active/lives in South Africa.  Mbongeni Buthelezi is known for Plastic painting, environmental themes.

Mbongeni Buthelezi, born 1956 in Johannesburg in South Africa, is an artist who became known for "painting" in plastic. Buthelezi attended courses at the African Institute of Art in Johannesburg from 1986 until 1992 and later also at the University of Witwatersrand from 1997 until 1998.

He was "artist in residence" several times:
    •    Guest Artist, Wiesbaden, Germany
    •    Kunst:Raum Sylt-Quelle, Rantum, Germany
    •    Atelierhaus Höherweg e.V., Düsseldorf, Germany
    •    Standard Bank National Art Festival, South Africa
    •    Vermont Studio Centre, New York, USA
    •    Art Omi International Artists Centre, New York USA

The material that Mbongeni Buthelezi uses for his "paintings" is always waste made of plastic: he cuts it into little pieces and glues them onto   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2853 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Mbongeni Buthelezi

   Mbongeni Buthelezi  Born:  1956 - Johannesburg, South Africa
Known for:  Plastic painting, environmental themes

Biography from the Archives of askART

Mbongeni Buthelezi, born 1956 in Johannesburg in South Africa, is an artist who became known for "painting" in plastic. Buthelezi attended courses at the African Institute of Art in Johannesburg from 1986 until 1992 and later also at the University of Witwatersrand from 1997 until 1998.

He was "artist in residence" several times:
    •    Guest Artist, Wiesbaden, Germany
    •    Kunst:Raum Sylt-Quelle, Rantum, Germany
    •    Atelierhaus Höherweg e.V., Düsseldorf, Germany
    •    Standard Bank National Art Festival, South Africa
    •    Vermont Studio Centre, New York, USA
    •    Art Omi International Artists Centre, New York USA

The material that Mbongeni Buthelezi uses for his "paintings" is always waste made of plastic: he cuts it into little pieces and glues them onto the canvas, creating surfaces and structures with subtle and changing tones and coloures. The use of such material shows Buthelezi's awareness of environmental problems and the physical decay of the townships as well as the references to general social and political impoverishment and flaw of opportunities and alternatives that he observes in South Africa.

Through his work, Buthelezi wants to mediate and communicate hope. He is convinced that seeing his works and his history, people are able to realize that in South Africa there are many opportunities, too, and that it is possible to create a better live and a career out of nothing; making art would enable people to change their lives and to contribute something positive to the world.

Buthelezi states about his style: "I now have 18 different techniques, each of which have subtle differences from the other. The material can be applied like large 'brushstrokes' in many colours, or sepia toned where layers of neutral shading creates visual depth and subtlety or applied in a linear manner."

Buthelezis works have been exhibited internationally, including the Museum of African Art in New York, the Goch Museum in Germany as well as the Prague Biennale.

His works are part of a various collections, amongs:    
    •    Mercedes-Benz South Africa, Pretoria, South Afrika
    •    Daimler AG, Kunstbesitz, Stuttgart, Germany
    •    Museum for African Art, New York, USA
    •    Johannesburg Art Gallery, South Afrika
    •    Spier Collection, South Afrika

Source:
"Mbongeni Buthelezi", Wikipedia, //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbongeni_Buthelezi (Accessed 5/29/2013)


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