Asanda Kupa’s impasto-laden paintings merge abstraction and figuration, layering earth-toned textures with human forms. His interplay of light and dark elevates social narratives of marginalization, creating deeply introspective works that balance historical context with raw self-expression.
Asanda Kupa, was born in 1981 in Molteno, a semi-rural village in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Kupa currently lives and works in Johannesburg, but frequently returns to his childhood home.