Today we present you 5 Visual Artists from South Africa that you should check out. In this list we feature the likes of Talia Ramkilawan, Nicole Swartz, Zanele Muholi, Lunga Ntila and Deborah Poynton. You can expect a variety of Art Mediums as each artist has different forms in artistically speaking with their audience.
Talia Ramkilawan
Talia is a Visual artist based in Cape Town. She is known for her ‘self-portraiture and still lifes’ as they ‘subvert expectations of explicit, linear narratives’.
Check out more of her work below:
https://www.instagram.com/taliaramkilawan/
Nicole Swartz
Nicol Swartz is famously known for her ‘Anime’ based art pieces. This is seen in her recent art piece that she did for her long-time lover, Shane Eagle’s Album ‘Green’.
The detailing of her pieces gives them more meaning.
Check out more of her work below:
https://www.instagram.com/nicoleswartzcode/
Zanele Muholi
Zanele Muholi is a famous Visual Artist that has had their works showcased in the likes of Paris and many more Art Exhibitions. Their art is a full representation of their Activism efforts.
Check out their work below:
https://www.instagram.com/muholizanele/
Lunga Ntila
Lunga Ntila is a very talented visual artist of which is orientated around her self-portraits. The imagery created by the fellow creative will have you travelling over into her perception of oneself and understanding more on her world.
Check out her work below:
https://www.instagram.com/lunga_ntila/
Deborah Poynton
Deborah Poynton is one artist that’s been around the world and back. Her work is known for being ‘hyper-realistic’ and ‘hyper-detailed’. She tells various stories through her art and through this she has exhibited at the Drents Museum in Assens.
Check out her work below:
https://www.instagram.com/deborah_jean_poynton/
We look forward to seeing what the artists will be presenting to the world in the near future.
