Artist Ludumo Maqabuka brings urban grit and graffiti to the forefront of contemporary art. In his time-consuming narrative graphic images juxtaposed against his painterly abstract graffiti backgrounds, he creates an unexpected surface. In the juxtaposition of the uncontrolled graffiti process against the tight formal graphic type image, the viewer is engaged in an unexpected visual dynamic which piques the viewer's interest. Maqabuka typically paints portraits of well-known people such as Sade. A particular social narrative is reflected in the subject matter.