On Artprice.com’s Standardized Marketplace, you can buy or sell artworks by Mbongeni BUTHELEZI. Mbongeni BUTHELEZI (1965) is an artist born in 1965 The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a sculpture-volume sold in 2009, at Stephan Welz & Co.
Why does Mbongeni Buthelezi use plastic?
Mbongeni chose plastic to work with during his art school days as a way of making a statement in order to raise awareness about the plastic challenge our world is facing today, and to stand out amongst the sea of artists emerging from his local scene.
What did Mbongeni Buthelezi study?
After completing his studies at the African Institute of Art he enrolled for a teacher training programme at the Johannesburg Art Foundation, which he completed in 1998. This was followed by studies at University of the Witwatersrand where he graduated with an advanced Diploma in Fine Arts. …
How does Mbongeni Buthelezi create his artwork?
Mbongeni Buthelezi takes plastic all the way – he paints with plastic, on plastic. In his early years as an artist, he couldn’t afford traditional paint and so he developed a technique that uses recycled plastic to create works of art that are as pleasing to the eye as oil paintings.
How does Mbongeni Buthelezi prepare his material?
The material that Mbongeni Buthelezi uses for his “paintings” is always waste made of plastic: he cuts it into little pieces and glues them onto the canvas, creating surfaces and structures with subtle and changing tones and coloures.
What kind of art does Mbongeni Buthelezi make?
By layering and positions pieces of recycled plastic, he is able to create amazing portraits and mosaics, in a style that almost looks like oil paintings! Buthelezi is able to source the recycled plastic from recycling yards in Johannesburg, before taking them to his workshop and applying them to his art.
How old is Mbongeni Buthelezi?
About 55 years (1966)
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How did Mbongeni Buthelezi learn his craft?
The journey to becoming a recognized ‘recycled plastic’ artist was not easy for Buthelezi, and he started his craft by studying from a local artist called Lucky Moema, in exchange for bread and tea. Soon he found himself experimenting with a heat gun, applying the melted material onto a black plastic background.
What influences Mbongeni Buthelezi in arts?
Buthelezi was inspired by plastic as a medium early in his career, when he could not afford oil paint after moving to Johannesburg to pursue his art.
What technique does Mbongeni Buthelezi use?
