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Lucky Sibiya BIOGRAPHY
1942 Vryheid, South Africa - 1999. Known for: Wood sculptures.
Lucky Sibiya was born in 1942 in Vryheid, South Africa, and died in 1999. He is internationally renowned for his abstract paintings and sculptural carvings. The artist´s fascination with abstraction... Read full biography
Lucky Sibiya was born in 1942 in Vryheid, South Africa, and died in 1999. He is internationally renowned for his abstract paintings and sculptural carvings. The artist´s fascination with abstraction began from an early age and was further informed by his observation of his father who was a... Read full biography
Lucky Sibiya was born in 1942 in Vryheid, South Africa, and died in 1999. He is internationally renowned for his abstract paintings and sculptural carvings. The artist´s fascination with abstraction began from an early age and was further informed by his observation of his father who was a traditional healer. The destruction of Sophiatown during the fifties resulted in Sibiya’s family relocating to Soweto. During his younger years at school in Hammanskraal he already started to experiment with... Read full biography
Lucky Sibiya was born in 1942 in Vryheid, South Africa, and died in 1999. He is internationally renowned for his abstract paintings and sculptural carvings. The artist´s fascination with abstraction began from an early age and was further informed by his observation of his father who was a traditional healer. The destruction of Sophiatown during the fifties resulted in Sibiya’s family relocating to Soweto. During his younger years at school in Hammanskraal he already started to experiment with woodcarvings. Shortly before completing his school education at St. Peter´s Seminary, the artist introduced himself to Cecil Skotnes. Skotnes was at this time one of South Africa´s foremost contemporary artists and the head of the Polly Street Art... Read full biography
Lucky Sibiya was born in 1942 in Vryheid, South Africa, and died in 1999. He is internationally renowned for his abstract paintings and sculptural carvings. The artist´s fascination with abstraction began from an early age and was further informed by his observation of his father who was a traditional healer. The destruction of Sophiatown during the fifties resulted in Sibiya’s family relocating to Soweto. During his younger years at school in Hammanskraal he already started to experiment with woodcarvings. Shortly before completing his school education at St. Peter´s Seminary, the artist introduced himself to Cecil Skotnes. Skotnes was at this time one of South Africa´s foremost contemporary artists and the head of the Polly Street Art Centre in Johannesburg where he was an avid supporter of young talent. Skotnes was enthusiastic to accept Sibiya as a private pupil and as a result t... Read full biography
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Lucky Sibiya was born in 1942 in Vryheid, South Africa, and died in 1999. He is internationally renowned for his abstract paintings and sculptural carvings. The artist´s fascination with abstraction began from an early age and was further informed by his observation of his father who was a traditional healer. The destruction of Sophiatown during the fifties resulted in Sibiya’s family relocating to Soweto. During his younger years at school in Hammanskraal he already started to experiment with woodcarvings. Shortly before completing his school education at St. Peter´s Seminary, the artist introduced himself to Cecil Skotnes. Skotnes was at this time one of South Africa´s foremost contemporary artists and the head of the Polly Street Art...But wait, there's more...
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