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Thokozani Mthiyane

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Thokozani Mthiyane

El artista residente en Johannesburgo, Thokozani Mthiyane, cofundador de The Enso Circle, combina magistralmente la pintura abstracta con un rico tapiz de expresión artística. Su viaje creativo, profundamente influenciado por sus mentores Sfiso KaMkame y Thami Jali, comenzó en la vibrante escena artística de Clermont Township, Durban.

La obra de Mthiyane se adentra en el reino de los sueños y la metafísica, explorando temas de identidad, memoria y vulnerabilidad. Sus lienzos, impregnados de imágenes simbólicas como cruces, triángulos y círculos, reflejan su práctica meditativa y la búsqueda de la iluminación. Abraza la vulnerabilidad y el cambio, transformando sus experiencias en una profunda exploración de la existencia.

Más allá de la pintura, la destreza artística de Mthiyane se extiende a la poesía, la música, la danza y las artes escénicas. Sus actuaciones internacionales, desde la traducción de poesía francesa al zulú hasta la gira con la compañía de danza Inzalo, demuestran su versatilidad y dedicación al diálogo artístico intercultural. Su arte forma parte de prestigiosas colecciones como la Art Bank Collection y la Riboville Collection.

Thokozani Mthiyane

Thokozani Mthiyane es un artista multidisciplinario radicado en Johannesburgo cuyas pinturas abstractas profundizan en el reino de los sueños, la memoria y la vulnerabilidad. Inspirado por sus primeras experiencias en la vibrante escena artística de Clermont Township, cerca de Durban, su trabajo explora temas de identidad, existencia y la condición humana a través de un lenguaje visual único. Sus lienzos son ricos en simbolismo, desde cruces que representan la forma humana hasta triángulos que encarnan la masculinidad y la feminidad, todo entretejido con una paleta vibrante y expresiva. Su obra busca capturar la esencia poética de la vida en medio de lo mundano, transformando el lienzo en un espacio de introspección y autodescubrimiento.

Los cimientos artísticos de Mthiyane se establecieron en los estudios de los pintores Sfiso KaMkame y Thami Jali. Esta mentoría moldeó significativamente su trayectoria creativa, llevándolo a explorar diversas disciplinas artísticas. Perfeccionó sus habilidades no solo como pintor, sino también como poeta trilingüe, músico, bailarín y artista de performance. Su carrera temprana incluyó una temporada con la Madcap's Educational Theatre Company, enriqueciendo aún más su vocabulario artístico y contribuyendo a su enfoque multifacético de la expresión creativa. Su primera exposición individual en la Flat Gallery de Durban marcó un hito significativo en su floreciente carrera.

El trabajo de Mthiyane ha obtenido reconocimiento e inclusión en prestigiosas colecciones privadas, incluidas la Art Bank Collection y la Riboville Collection. Su trayectoria artística también ha sido documentada en diversas publicaciones, incluyendo artículos en el boletín Saffca, City Life/Arts, Mail & Guardian, y una entrevista con Peju Alatise en Nigeria. Sus performances y exposiciones lo han llevado desde Sudáfrica hasta Francia y Holanda, mostrando su versatilidad y dedicación a su oficio. Su arte incluso ha llegado a la pantalla, apareciendo en la película "Sirrea's Gold" de Adze Ugah.


* **Exposiciones Individuales:**
* A Journey into Soul Songs (2025, Nueva York)
* The Other Side of Masks and Masquerades (2024)
* Masquerade and Earth Songs (2024)
* The Interpretation of Poetry (2023, Johannesburgo)
* Soul Songs: The Shape of My Head (2017, Johannesburgo)
* Whetin Dey Happen Lagos/Jozi (2015, Johannesburgo)
* **Exposiciones Colectivas (Selección):**
* Group Show at The Pencil Club (2024, Durban)
* Group Show at Vinosity (2024, Johannesburgo)
* Group Show, Latitudes Art Fair (2023)
* Footnotes (2023, Johannesburgo)
* LIMINAL SPACE, Annual Winter Show (2021, Johannesburgo)

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Durban

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Johannesburg

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Future Fossils – Future Archaeologies is an ongoing sculptural series centered on myth creation as a means of imbuing objects with the essence of being, mind, body, and spirit. “These imagined spirits possess an aesthetic that conveys a spiritual presence, allowing me to direct my incantations—chants of desire, gratitude, well-being, and growth. Simultaneously, they reflect the fragility of our existence, as they are crafted from assembled objects sourced from the studio or found on the streets.”

Future Fossils – Future Archaeologies is an ongoing sculptural series centered on myth creation as a means of imbuing objects with the essence of being, mind, body, and spirit. “These imagined spirits possess an aesthetic that conveys a spiritual presence, allowing me to direct my incantations—chants of desire, gratitude, well-being, and growth. Simultaneously, they reflect the fragility of our existence, as they are crafted from assembled objects sourced from the studio or found on the streets.”

Mask series- This piece is part of a series of masks created during the COVID lockdown, capturing the profound impact those days had on my mental, emotional, and physical state. On this particular day, I could hear the scream of my soul as I wrestled with the echoes of my thoughts. The uncertainty of when— or if—it would end became a relentless torment, while the fear of the lasting effects on humanity loomed like a shadow. By using discarded, lifeless objects, I find a way to create and breathe life into a society that is slowly decaying.

Mask series- This piece is part of a series of masks created during the COVID lockdown, capturing the profound impact those days had on my mental, emotional, and physical state. On this particular day, I could hear the scream of my soul as I wrestled with the echoes of my thoughts. The uncertainty of when— or if—it would end became a relentless torment, while the fear of the lasting effects on humanity loomed like a shadow. By using discarded, lifeless objects, I find a way to create and breathe life into a society that is slowly decaying.

Earth Tones - This work represents my own personal reflection on living and the ways of becoming. Investigating whether it is possible to be without space; witnessing and experiencing generations go through life in search of a place called home in the land of their birth. The question of birth versus land and a place called home is stifling it makes it hard to breathe it makes it hard to move. Earth songs is about the soul and mind notes about the land and the unending for it, the disposition and the catastrophe that comes with. It is also a song (aka Nkosisikelel' iAfrika) it is about the language of self-realization and preservation of memory and history, “to see eternity in the grain of sand.” (William Blake). It is about the complex desire to live with natural elements, free from subjugation which comes with being without. Hence the question on belonging and safety, because without land and space life destabilizes.

Earth Tones - This work represents my own personal reflection on living and the ways of becoming. Investigating whether it is possible to be without space; witnessing and experiencing generations go through life in search of a place called home in the land of their birth. The question of birth versus land and a place called home is stifling it makes it hard to breathe it makes it hard to move. Earth songs is about the soul and mind notes about the land and the unending for it, the disposition and the catastrophe that comes with. It is also a song (aka Nkosisikelel' iAfrika) it is about the language of self-realization and preservation of memory and history, “to see eternity in the grain of sand.” (William Blake). It is about the complex desire to live with natural elements, free from subjugation which comes with being without. Hence the question on belonging and safety, because without land and space life destabilizes.

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2025- A Journey into soul songs

2025 A Journey into soul songs Curated by Tanya Weddemire, Activated by William and Pearl

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2024 - The Other Side of Masks

2024 The Other Side of Masks and Masquerades by 1x Run

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2017 - The shape of my head

2017 Soul Songs: The shape of my head, Art Eye Gallery, Johannesburg

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