South Africa, Denmark. 1929 - 2014
Modernist, African themed watercolor and gouache still life, landsape, dogs drawing
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Born 1982 South Africa. Known for: Figure and portrait painting, charcoal drawing.
Nelson Makamo is a contemporary South African artist known for his charcoal and oil paintings of young African women, men, and children. He received his formal training at Artist Proof studios in... Read full biography
Nelson Makamo is a contemporary South African artist known for his charcoal and oil paintings of young African women, men, and children. He received his formal training at Artist Proof studios in Johannesburg and has been committed to portraying African people in a manner that reverses stereotypes.... Read full biography
Nelson Makamo is a contemporary South African artist known for his charcoal and oil paintings of young African women, men, and children. He received his formal training at Artist Proof studios in Johannesburg and has been committed to portraying African people in a manner that reverses stereotypes. Makamo's subject matter and artistry have placed him on a global stage, making him one of Africa's youngest and most sought-after visual artists of our time. In 2019, Makamo was commissioned for the... Read full biography
Nelson Makamo is a contemporary South African artist known for his charcoal and oil paintings of young African women, men, and children. He received his formal training at Artist Proof studios in Johannesburg and has been committed to portraying African people in a manner that reverses stereotypes. Makamo's subject matter and artistry have placed him on a global stage, making him one of Africa's youngest and most sought-after visual artists of our time. In 2019, Makamo was commissioned for the cover of TIME magazine for the February issue, guest edited by Hollywood film director Ava DuVernay. He has exhibited in various countries and his work is featured in prestigious public and private collections... Read full biography
Nelson Makamo is a contemporary South African artist known for his charcoal and oil paintings of young African women, men, and children. He received his formal training at Artist Proof studios in Johannesburg and has been committed to portraying African people in a manner that reverses stereotypes. Makamo's subject matter and artistry have placed him on a global stage, making him one of Africa's youngest and most sought-after visual artists of our time. In 2019, Makamo was commissioned for the cover of TIME magazine for the February issue, guest edited by Hollywood film director Ava DuVernay. He has exhibited in various countries and his work is featured in prestigious public and private collections... Read full biography
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South Africa. Born 1938
Painting and sculpture, Domba figures
South Africa. Born 1968
Painting
South Africa. Born 1964
Detailed drawings and prints using charcoal and chalk pastel on paper, presenting a critique on history, politics, and current socio-cultural discourses in South Africa.
Africa, South Africa. Born 1953
Allegorical painting, video, installations
South Africa. Born 1952
Painting
South Africa, Africa. Born 1955
Figurative art using collage and incorporating jazz themes
Africa. 1938 - 1999
Painting and sculpture
South Africa. Born 1963
Painting
South Africa, Africa. 1965 - 2017
Painting
New York, California / South Africa. Born 1949
Large scale painting, sculpture, printmaking, mixed media, wall hangings
South Africa. Born 1974
Sculpture
South Africa. Born 1936
Sculpture
South Africa. 1923 - 1980
Painting, sculpture, writing
South Africa. Born 1982
Abstact painting, graphic design, assemblage, collages
South Africa, Africa. 1942 - 1999
Wood sculptures
South Africa, Africa. 1922 - 2002
Abstract painting, murals, photography
Africa, France. 1890 - 1976
Paintings
South Africa. 1927 - 2013
Abstract panoramic view landscape painting, still life, mosaic murals
Africa. Born 1950
Painting
South Africa. Born 1972
Portraits of writers, musicians, and academics using stacks of books as a stand-in for the person
Northern Cape / South Africa, Africa. 1924 - 1988
Abstracted landscapes depicting bushveld wildlife
South Africa, Africa. 1937 - 2020
High color decorative painting, theater set and costume designs, sculpture, tapestry
Netherlands, South Africa. 1928 - 2009
Painting
South Africa, Italy. 1915 - 2011
Modernist, abstract sculpture
South Africa, England. 1911 - 1975
Abstract painting of elongated female figures, geometric images, sketches
South Africa. 1906 - 1982
Figure, landscape painting, abstraction, woodcuts
South Africa. 1935 - 2007
Painting
South Africa. 1902 - 1985
Paintings
South Africa. Born 1937
Painting
South Africa. Born 1970
Painting
South Africa. 1935 - 1988
Terra cotta symbolic figurative sculpture