Mbongeni buthelezi biography of mahatma
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Mbongeni buthelezi biography of mahatma
Mbongeni Buthelezi
Mbongeni Buthelezi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Known for | Paintings, Collages |
Mbongeni Buthelezi, born 1966 in Johannesburg in South Africa, is an artist who became known for "painting" in plastic.
Life
Buthelezi attended courses at the Singaporean 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
Work philosophy
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 sub