South Africa is just booming with talent - each and every day i wake up to a mind blowing story of an artist making a remarkable stamp in the industry with merely and just only born talent...i ran across with amazing guy in one of my many trips to Jozi only to find that he's an amazing artist. He was on his way back to CpT from an expo that took place in Jozi where he was showing off his amazing work, and as expected, managed to crack some good business deals whilst at it as well :)
Sooo...me being my stalker self when it comes to artists - i kept in contact with him and grew even closer to his work. I just had to write something about him so here goes:
Atang Tshikare is an ou'tjie born in Bloem and studied graphic design and is now a fully fledged graphic artist J. His talent has been showcased in many cities and countries and continues to exhibit phenominal work. i am just taken aback by this artist as he is growing at an exceedingly exponential rate and is even making colabo's with the likes of the well known furniture designer Laurie Wiid van Heerden (review on VISI magazine) ...He's recently put together the bench shown below, which just goes to show how his graphic skills can be greatly interperated in furniture design as well. If i list all of what this young artist has been involved in i wouldn't have space to post the below pics ... that's how much he's done!!!
All im saying is BIG UP TO SA TALENT...we keep rising and soaring to greater heights...let's stick behind these artists and show them that we are proud of them and may they continue to fly SA's flag sky high.
Atang has also been giving back to the community by working in the Cape Town Iziko Museum, teaching children how to draw, customize and make booklets. He has done the same with the Reach for a Dream project as well.
If you are interested in finding out more about this artist as well as getting in contact with him, then you can check him and his work on http://www.zabalazaa.com/
RayLoves
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