Teaching Centres

Rorke's Drift

Azaria Mbatha

Polly Street

Sydney Khumalo

Particularly specialized in the weaving and pottery departments

Aims of the centre:

Rural art centre esablished in KwaZulu-Natal

Help African artists develop their talent

Raise the standard of living

To develop and encourage the unique heritage of Africa

Jesus after Death

Used black and white faces in his religious prints for aesthetic reasons

The composition is characteristically divided into 3 tiers and the narrative is enlivened with a brilliantly-organised pattern

Wants to reconcile Christian values with the myths and realities of his African heritage

The incorporation of texts into the design results in a work which resembles a homily in its seriousness of purpose and intent

Wished to Africanise the whole bible

Inspired by stories of the Old and New testaments

Linocut on paper

Centre for young African men to further their art studies

Established by government - poorly funded

Two Bulls (1975)

He succeeded in finding formulas and registers which, while they drew strongly on African sculpture tradition, nevertheless articulately spoke the languages of international modernism

Main theme - Humankind

Bronze sculpture

Acknowledged his roots by depicting the old legends and spiritual values of his people

Also represents animals - man and beast

Lead the generation of artists who disassociated themselves with African curios, rejecting the European-held paternalism which encouraged notions of "Naive" and "tribal" African Art