Basile Art and Projects

WITHIN CONTEMPORARY MIST
Solo/ Sibusiso Ngwazi
Turbine Art Fair
27 - 20 July 2023
Hyde Park Corner

Curated by Ivy Rihlampfu

Contemporary times serve as a blank canvas on which to explore new interpretations of the world around us. Conception, Ideation, creation and finishing of the artwork is the birthright of the artist over and over. It is influenced by progress and the direction stands familiar/ unfamiliar for the demigod.

The solo exhibition will look into the methods applied inorder to create artworks and tapping into the artist's voice and space to create. It means going beyond the usage of materials. It's about circulating within the subject matter to bring forth the latest discoveries within the flow or creation time causing an overlap of subject matter that introduces futuristic methods of making art. For Sibusiso, he steps into the unknown to create artworks as an abstract painter he frequently blindfold himself to create works and by so doing stepping greater consciousness.

Sibusiso method of creating art that comes from different angles of creating art.
The inspiration to create comes in forms that are unexpected and this gives us a sense of their world. The body of work seeks to uncover and understand how the artist is inspired to create within the whilst in the mist.

For more info email: [email protected]

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Opening exhibition of the game challenging Women at Constitution Hill.

Come join at the Game-Changing Women Exhibition in-depth dialogue with the artists and activist contributors facilitated by Lufuno Muthubi- Mthethwa on Saturday the 19th at 13:00. RSVP on [email protected]

Catch us at the “Game-Changing Women”, a group art exhibition aimed at celebrating game-changing women in different industries, communities and activism spaces, hosted at the iconic Constitution Hill from 19 - 21 March 2022

Constitution Hill (South Africa)
Basile Art and Projects
Future Azania
Department of Arts and Culture

Meet our contributing artists Ivy Rihlampfu, Nobuhle Mavundla, Zanele Dhlamini, Mbali Tshabalala, Lerato Motau that have collaborated in exhibiting a body of work that aims to celebrate game-changing women in different industries, communities and activism spaces. The all-black, all-female curated exhibition will form part of the broader Human Rights Festivities at the historic venue.

Join us on the 19-22nd for an experience to remember. For more information, contact [email protected]

Underworld is a traveling exhibition that made its first debut Hub TB Settlement East Bank, Alexander Township in 2020 under collaboration between Sifiso Gumede and Brian Mtembu.

This coming Sunday 30 May 2021 Underworld will be housed at Mncedi Madolo’s studio at Ellis House.

Kindly Join us for this special event.

Brian was born in Alexandra Township (Johannesburg). Mtembu artistic career began at the Community Theatre Organization called Beauty of Nature Theatre Production and was involved in Music and Acting. Brian joined Kazi Ballet and Ballet Academy, also Performed in different Ballet productions such as Polovtsian Dance, Circle; appearing as the Wolf in their production of Peter and the Wolf. Brian has Performed in the number of places like Turkey, Germany, Congo, USA and Tunisia. Mtembu was featured in a Switzerland Production Half Bread Technique which was performed at Pamoja Festival in Mozambique. Brian Choreographed his first solo work titled Dithokgako in 2010 and Performed the solo Displacement Powerlines at the 2013 Dance Umbrella 25th Anniversary.

Sifiso Gumede is a professional printmaker, artist, a social and cultural entrepreneur. Gumede was born in Alexandra Township, South Africa. I believe in establishing a gallery that will assist emerging artist and a printmaking art school that will develop upcoming artist. Sifiso collaborated with both international and local artist in art projects. In 2018 Gumede received a following award top 15 during fine art awards of Thami Mnyele and exhibited in different space like Intoto gallery and the hub. I'm one the founding members of an organization called Gom-Art based in Alexandra; its focus is to build arts development in the township. Sifiso held his first solo exhibition titled Underworld in 2020, which was supported by Goethe-Institut.

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About Underworld

‘’Dreams are part of our human existence that happens while we sleeping as human beings, we all have our own interpretation of their dream interpretation. Dreams are series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep. Sifiso is work centered around deciphering and interpreting dreams looking at his dreams as a tool to bring about understanding to his life.
Sifiso refers to ancient knowledge on interpreting dreams so he can translate it into his person meaning. Sifiso’s documentation of his dreams is transferred to paintings, drawings, Printmaking(linocut) and sculptures. He uses melanin structure, converting alphabets to numbers and mathematical symbols. The symbolism stands to uncover hidden meanings. Dream state works as a catalyst to feed not only to his curiosity but inform the inform the and give us a for his personal account which in term creates a dialog for the viewer.’’

Sifiso Gumede Visual Artist and Brian Mthembu performer made their first collaboration and it was featured at the Hub TB Settlement East Bank, Alexander Township in 2020. Their collaboration was inspired by Sifiso artist statement about dreams as inserted above. The collaboration comprised of the has different artistic mediums such as are linocut, woodcut, site specific performance.
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