The YELLOW SERIES by Sinalo Ntuli represents hope and celebrates second chances, a concept that resonates deeply with him and his personal life experiences. Having been an A-student throughout his schooling days and also an all-rounder in sports, Sinalo became the first black learner to play tennis at school. He was set to travel to Australia to play tennis before tragedy struck as he was hit by a car, which left him in a coma with a permanent brain injury. The tragic event uprooted everything and set Sinalo in a direction where he embraced art, something that he had also been passionate about since standard four. The artist identifies with the color YELLOW, which resonates in his yellow series works, as a symbol of hope and being afforded another chance to be someone in this lifetime. Sinalo speaks fondly of his growth as an artist and how through art he has been able to reinvent himself and also hone his craft into the unique blend of canvas and beadworks that make up his artistic repertoire. The YELLOW SERIES captures the innocence of childhood and how possibilities are endless during that period and stands as a representation of the importance of dreams and aspirations. It shows that dreams are meant to be nurtured and that even in life’s tragedies, there is always hope and a second chance.
