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Sibusiso Robert Duma (born 28 June 1978)[1] is a South African painter from the KwaZulu Natal province. He was a Top 10 finalist at the 2010 Absa L'Atelier Art Competition for his painting "I am dancing with my shadow".[2][3]
Life
[edit]Duma was born in Umbumbulu in the KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa. Due to civil unrest and violence in the 1980s, the family relocated to Umlazi, a township south of Durban, where Duma grew up.[4]
In 1994, Duma was introduced to the artist and musician Trevor Makhoba, who had established the Philange Art Project at his home in Umlazi.[1][3][5] Makhoba introduced Duma to painting and mentored him in the medium until his death in 2003. Makhoba was himself a self-taught artist and guided his students based on his personal experiences; Duma has no further formal or academic training in Fine Arts.[6]
Duma's paintings were first exhibited in 1997 at the African Art Centre in Durban, alongside the work of Makhoba and another of his students, Welcome Danca.[1]
Style
[edit]Although Makhoba's thematic influence is evident, particularly in his early works, Duma has developed a distinct visual language[5] which reflects and subtly critiques his social context. In their 2009 dissertation, Shibase suggests that Duma is among a cohort of young, black, post-Apartheid artists pigeonholed by the expectations western and urban buyers have of an "African artist," and that his focus on "rural landscapes" and "romanticized notions of contemporary Zulu-ness"[6] are instead driven by market factors.
Duma notably employs a colourful stippling technique in his work (often referred to as "Pointillism").[3] While pointillism-proper is a technique employed by fellow KwaZulu Natal-based artist Siphiwe Zulu,[6] Duma uses his stipples to evoke traditional Zulu beadwork.
Selected Exhibitions
[edit]- 1997: Group Exhibition with Welcome Danca and Trevor Makhoba. African Art Centre, Durban, South Africa.
- 2002: Solo Exhibition. African Art Centre, Durban, South Africa.
- 2007: Solo Exhibition. African Art Centre, Durban, South Africa.
- 2008: "The Story Teller", Solo Exhibition, curated by Yvette Dunn. Association for Visual Arts (AVA Gallery), Cape Town, South Africa[7]
- 2009: "Project 004", Solo Exhibition. Stevenson Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa[8]
- 2010: "Living in KZN", Group Exhibition. artSPACE berlin, Berlin, Germany[9]
- 2019: "Izixazululo (Solutions)", Solo Exhibition. Ebony/Curated Bordeaux House, Franschhoek, South Africa.[10]
- 2022: "Ukhube uMama usenathi" (isiZulu: If Mama were still with us), Solo exhibition. KZNSA Gallery, Durban, South Africa.[11]
- 2023: "Love and Tradition", Solo Exhibition. Simchowitz Gallery, Pasadena, USA[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Sibusiso Robert Duma". South African History Online. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Loedolff, Cecile and Basson, Eunice (eds.) (2010) Absa L’Atelier 2010 catalogue. Johannesburg: Absa. pp. 38-39 and p.61 (Archived Retrieved 15 November 2024)
- ^ a b c Newman, Latoya (20 June 2011). "Artworks that are to the point": Independent Online (IOL). Retrieved 8 November 2024
- ^ "Artist Profile - Sibusiso Duma": Woza Moya. Retrieved 9 November 2024
- ^ a b Ngcobo, Gabi (2006) Sibusiso Duma: Revisions.co.za. Retrieved 7 October 2024
- ^ a b c Shibase, Thembalakhe (2009). "The influence of the Fine Art market on the work produced by Black South African artists (Post 1994)" (PDF). Masters Dissertation. Durban: Durban University of Technology: 77–78. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ . "Sibusiso Duma, Strijdom van der Merwe and Randolph Hartzenberg at AVA", Artthrob: Issue no. 131 (Jul 2008). Retrieved 15 November 2024
- ^ "Project 004: Sibusiso Duma": Stevenson Gallery. Retrieved 9 November 2024
- ^ "Themba Shibase and Sibusiso Duma at artSPACE berlin": Artthrob (Nov 2009). Retrieved 8 November 2024
- ^ "Izixazululo (Solutions)" - Sibusiso Duma: Ebony/Curated Gallery. Retrieved 7 October 2024
- ^ "Ukube uMama usenathi": KwaZulu Natal Society of Arts Gallery (KZNSA). Retrieved 15 November 2024
- ^ Sibusiso Duma: "Love and Tradition": Simchowitz Pasadena. Retrieved 8 November 2024