Frank De Painter in a state of heavenly madness :: Mmegi Online

Local contemporary visual artist, Frank De Painter Monageng recently released his latest collection called 'Art is hell of a drug'. While he is not your typical artist who ingests drugs into the body, and then brushes them out through the fingers, it looks like Frank De Painter’s very own creativity is the one that saves him from the worst of himself.

History tells us that creative people sometimes go into a state of “heavenly madness” and it enables them to communicate deeply with their art, be it visual or performing. Frank The Painter is a man who likes to tell his stories through his artworks and his creativity has proven to be essential.

We may never know the emotional effects that drives him to strike canvas with paint every time but the artist told Arts & Culture that he called the collection ‘Art is hell of a drug’ because he has realised that once someone understands art there is no turning back. “You can’t retreat from it,” he said.

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