Motong lives in Soweto, South
Africa, the only place in the world that gave us two Nobel
Peace Prize winners: Nelson Mandela
and Desmond Tutu. In his solo art exhibit, Motong tells us
the story of the Rainbow Nation through beautifully crafted
portraits of people of Soweto made
with traditional South African fabric.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Art House SF
gallery presents South African Tsholo Motong's solo exhibition
"I Am Because We Are," featuring a Shweshwe fabric and paper
collage collection. Tsholo Motong fuses design, art, and African
spirituality in his work.
Motong demonstrates how different fabrics,
patterns, and colors can come together to create stunning
identities.
Motong lives in Soweto, South
Africa, the only place in the world that gave us two Nobel
Peace Prize winners: Nelson Mandela
and Desmond Tutu. While a typical image of South Africa here in the US is that of poverty
and crime, Motong wants us to know that the people of South Africa are kind and welcoming as they
practice Ubuntu.
Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu
popularized Ubuntu to emphasize the universal bond of sharing that
connects all humanity. The Ubuntu philosophy inspired Mandela and
Tutu to oppose the racist South African apartheid regime and unite
South Africans of all races. Tutu coined the term "Rainbow Nation"
to describe the new South Africa
embracing diversity and multiculturalism.
Motong creates his elaborate collages from hundreds of
traditional South African fabric pieces. Like in a beautiful
mosaic, he carefully constructs portraits of the people of
Soweto from bright, colorful, and
seemingly incompatible patterns. Yet, as if following the message
of Mandela and Tutu, Motong demonstrates how different fabrics,
patterns, and colors can come together to create stunning
identities. Each portrait has a distinctly unique personality and
yet is composed of hundreds of equally unique parts.
"I Am Because We Are" opens September
7 at the Art House SF gallery in San Francisco, CA. The exhibition features
acrylic, fabric collage, and paper collage paintings and will be on
display until October 19.
More information about the exhibition can be found at:
www.arthousesf.com
Media Contact
Max Khusid, Art House SF, 1
4122605436, max@arthousesf.com, https://www.arthousesf.com/
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