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Gerard Sekoto OIG [1] (9 December 1913 – 20 March 1993), was a South African artist and musician. He is recognised as a pioneer of urban black art and social realism . His work was exhibited in Paris , Stockholm , Venice , Washington , and Senegal , as well as in South Africa.
Sue Williamson and Ashraf Jamal, Art in South Africa: the future present, Publisher David Philip (Cape Town), 1996. Frank Herreman and Mark D'Amato, Liberated voices: contemporary art from South Africa, The Museum for African Art, 1999. Emma Bedford and Sophie Perryer, 10 Years 100 Artists: Art In A Democratic South Africa, Struik, 2004.
Troye Sivan (born 1995), South African-born; Thamsanqa Shabalala (born 1977), singer with Ladysmith Black Mambazo; Thulani Shabalala (born 1968), singer with Ladysmith Black Mambazo; Shane Eagle (born 1996), hip-hop artist and lyricist; Shiraz, band active 1984–1984; Silver Creek Mountain Band, folk band; Margaret Singana (1938–2000)
Classical and art music in South Africa reached its zenith of popularity in the mid-20th century and was primarily composed by a triumvirate of Afrikaner composers known as the "fathers of South African art music." [5] These composers were Arnold van Wyk, Hubert du Plessis, and Stefans Grové.
In a tribute to Van Wyk after his death, South African musicologist Jacques Pierre Malan wrote that the creation of a South African abstract art music "was the work of one man, the prophet of South African music, Arnold van Wyk. He was our first sovereign sound-master, the first one to draw attention abroad as a creative artist, the first to ...
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STORY: Blessing Ngobeni first picked up a paintbrush during a nine-year stint in prison.Now the South African artist is getting ready for an exhibition in the UK's capital London next year.But ...
Paul Johan du Toit was born on 31 October 1965 in Johannesburg. He grew up in Mayfair Johannesburg and his time was spent between his artist aunt, Elizabeth van der Sandt, and his father's workshop, where he used to create sculptures out of electrical gadgets while his aunt tutored him in oil painting techniques.