Unorthodox is a collection of 24 original paintings, which Frank De Painter has been conceptualizing since 2018.“I have been producing lot of works ever since my last exhibition in 2018, so the catalogue will be ready for downloading before end of August. I did not start working on it until April 4, 2020. I have been producing artworks for this collection since then. When I am working on a new catalogue I don’t set time when to complete it, because I do not like putting myself under unnecessary pressure. All great things take time to create,” the painter from Tlokweng village told Showtime in an interview. Frank De Painter whose real name is Frank Monageng was quick to indicate that even though he has created a few catalogues before, he believes that the soon to be completed unorthodox catalogue is one of his greatest works, because he was in a different space both spiritually and physically when he created it.
“I paint portraits because there is a saying in Setswana that ‘mafoko a matlhong’ which loosely translated means that facial expressions can reveal the true sense of a conversation. This catalogue will be followed by an art exhibition and the hard copies of this catalogue will be available at my exhibition which am still preparing for,” he further revealed.
