• Q: The figures in your works are often fragmented and distorted, rarely taking on a clear identity. Why is that? 
     
    A: I feel that we are continuous, constantly in motion. We are not stagnant. Mentally, physically and psychologically we are still a work in progress. The story is still being told. We are still learning about ourselves; we cannot come to a conclusion and say that we know ourselves. 
     
    Q: Your subject matter is rather dark. Can you please elaborate on it?
     
    A: For me, to be honest, I feel that as people we do not experience the same emotions everyday, sometimes we are happy and at other times we are sad. Then there are times where we experience the same emotion continuously for a long period of time, quite like depression. My subject matter is a way for me to understand myself and the thing I carry inside me. It is me versus me and me versus the canvas. That is the reason I choose to paint dark images. As humans we  landed on Earth with all these emotions placed within us, so I have to start by embracing the darkness first, in order for me to understand. 
     
    Q: Your work appears to have a wash aesthetic. What is the intention there?
     
    A: When I approach a body of work, I just go into it - it  is not premeditated. There is not  an intention about what I intend to do, it is just about trying something. How it might end, I do not know. I just have to honour what comes from me fighting back and forth with my imagination, while wanting the image to look as I envisioned in my mind.
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  • Q: Your work fits neatly into the art movement of Expressionism as you often distort reality to allude to your inner emotions. What would you say the Expressionist art movement represents for you?
     
    A: It gives me a creative space to express myself. It provides a platform to delve deep into my mind and place my thoughts onto a canvas. It is sort of like therapy that allows me to be more vulnerable with myself. It is painting the truth without resisting my emotions. 
     
    Q: Which artist(s) or art movement influence your work?
     
    A:  The first time I started creating, there was Nelson Makamo and when I looked at his work, I saw that he expresses himself and paints in a particular way. That gave me some direction and influenced me at the time. Currently, the mixture between Expressionism and dark art. I feel most free when I am making dark art. 
     
    Q: Your colour palette oscillates between light and dark, as in black and white and at other times you incorporate much colour to your canvas…can you explain why that is please?

    A: My colour palette emerges from a feeling. When I have a desire to use colour, I do not interrupt it by using charcoal, for example. I am happy when working in colour, because it brings me joy and it gives me a certain energy. The dark stuff is cool but it can also consume me at times, because that is all that is seen and then I start to wonder if that is all I am. When I use colour that is tapping into the other side of me.