b.1996
painting, printmaking
Mabena lived in Zimbabwe for a number of years before returning to South Africa. Influenced by visionaries such as mixed-media artist Lekau Matsena, he underwent a multi-year apprenticeship at Artist Proof Studio, which has helped him produce paintings that are rich and provocative with impassioned motifs, striking line work and brushstrokes, and themes evoking ideology and identity.
Young and Vital Artists: Bekezela Mabena
Wanted's Young and Vital Artist, Mabena, underwent a multi-year apprenticeship, which has helped him produce paintings that are rich and provocative with themes evoking ideology and identity
Image: Supplied
b.1996
painting, printmaking
Mabena lived in Zimbabwe for a number of years before returning to South Africa. Influenced by visionaries such as mixed-media artist Lekau Matsena, he underwent a multi-year apprenticeship at Artist Proof Studio, which has helped him produce paintings that are rich and provocative with impassioned motifs, striking line work and brushstrokes, and themes evoking ideology and identity.
Image: Supplied
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Young and Vital Artists: Ntwanano Shilubana AKA Nano Le Face
Young and Vital Artists: Olwethu de Vos
• From the September edition of Wanted, 2023.