ARTIST STATEMENT
it’s not black - the Initial title was supposed to be “I kidnapped Rothko“ . in essence escaping my traditional Instinct of expressing myself through figurative art. These are daily scenes simplified to complementary shades of what may first appear to be black. As you get closer and the light reflects differently the shades do the same. What was once seen as just black is now more than that.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Mthetho Sono is a Cape Town/Johannesburg based visual artist ,he studied fine arts at UCT,Michaelis
School of Fine arts and hasn’t looked back since. His work is a mixed media balance of traditional art
elements and contemporary art movements. using a combination of form and subjective use of color to
create an exciting composition and narratives. Mthetho’s work covers themes and narratives of the human condition,spirituality and stories. The human condition is something we all suffer from as humans of a society like stress,anxiety,greed,betrayal. Including the mental spaces we often find ourselves in.
