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Thembalethu Manqunyana

Thembalethu Manqunyana is a versatile artist who has distinguished himself in as a painter, sculptor and printmaker and draws inspiration from Western theory and African art. As an active and inquisitive arts practitioner, Manqunyana has always made it his business to delve deeper into the theory of art in order to present a more polished expression of his love for painting.

“The combination of the energy of West African masks and the expression of the Western European schools of Cubism and Neo Expressionism is a reflection of my journey through which I seek to present an accurate visual voice that defines who I am.”

Transcends time, an collection of new portrait paintings on paper, can be viewed from 16 – 30 May 2022 at óulhttps://www.worldart.co.za/transcends-time