Passion drives young artist

The young man who hails from Mahalapye told Arts and Culture that he worked solely with paint (acrylic and oil), charcoal and graphite. He said working with different media has been exciting. He added that he was slowly falling in love with the different techniques, which have always existed in the art world. He said mastering those techniques will enable him to fully develop a style he could be identified with. He also explained that he uses art to express himself.

Mabua has exhibited his magnificent work in a number of arts exhibitions and his work was able to capture and captivate the audience. One of his beautiful pieces is a colourful sound of matlhoa (a traditional dance instrument worn by dancers). This masterpiece is an acrylic on canvas painting measuring 100 centimetres by 80 centimetres. The young man’s other talent is drawing people portraying different moods on the black and white cartridge papers.