He recently founded his own visual arts and communication company Loyiso Mkize Art (Pty) which publishes the energetic South African superhero comic book, KWEZI. Change ), IMBOKODO: A collaborative exhibition by Lungile Zaphi, Ruramai Musekiwa, Siza Nkosi , Lerato Motau and Kgalalelo Gaitate. I want my audiences to see themselves in the works – as grand, majestic beings worthy of being referred to.
We operate as a consultancy in the contemporary visual art & creative cultural development sector, offering our clients agency services, curating, project development and management. Loyiso’s first solo exhibition, Reflections of Inner Truth, opened on the 14th of July 2011 at The Framery Art Gallery. Twitter: @EyethuGallery; @EyethuLifestyle. When Loyiso is not illustrating comics, he paints. We develop industry knowledge, resources, networks and projects that are concerned with realising new social, cultural and economic possibilities for contemporary art practice in the South African – and wider African – context. His subjects, generally African, explores the complex nature that makes up this modern man, his environment, predisposition and culture. ( Log Out / Loyiso Mkize is a South African-born visual artist. He has infiltrated the publishing market with his own visual arts and communication company, Loyiso Mkize Art, which publishes Kwezi, the superhero comic book with a South African flavour that has received great traction worldwide.
The exhibition will open on the 5th of September 2015 and will mark the opening day for the VANSA Joburg Art Week 2015 which will be taking place at the Eyethu Gallery situated on the premises of Eyethu Lifestyle Centre and will run until the 1st of October.
With the support of Gauteng Provincial Government and ART WEEK JOBURG, we hope to see increased support for smaller and especially township-based galleries to access new markets whilst also catering to their local communities of creatives, collectors and audiences.” ~ Molemo Moiloa, Director of Visual Arts Network of South Africa. Visual artist Loyiso Mkize (28) is out to tag his name all over the art industry.
I first heard of him on an ad back in 2012, with his last line “ My name is Loyiso Mkize, you don’t know me yet. The graphic design graduate has also worked as an illustrator for the SupaStrikas comic book that is inserted in local magazines and newspapers. Now he is back with another solo exhibition, Reflections. Eyethu Gallery is a subsidiary company of Eyethu Lifestyle Centre (Pty)Ltd. Eyethu Lifestyle Centre was launched in 2013. He studied at CPUT in Cape Town where he achieved his diploma qualification in graphic design in 2009. #reflectionsexhibition Visual artist Loyiso Mkize (28) is out to tag his name all over the art industry. This collection is an exploration of the contemporary black experience, encapsulating the varied themes that inform the modern black landscape. Visual art. ART WEEK JOBURG 2015 runs from 5 September to 13 September throughout the city. As a visual arts company I am entering business, which will allow me to provide illustration-based communication solutions to clients looking to express campaigns in the medium of comics and other mediums.
#artweekjoburg DATE OF OPENING: Saturday, 5th of September 2015 at 3pm running until 1st October 2015 About the exhibition: Loyiso Mkize's much anticipated solo exhibition comes to Eyethu Gallery in Soweto.
The fact that I could post an artwork and that it could reach tens of thousands of people became somewhat of a revelation to me. function loadDoc() {var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest(); xhttp.onreadystatechange = function() { if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) { document.getElementById("pressoffice").innerHTML = this.responseText; }}; xhttp.open("GET", "https://mg.co.za/scripts/rss/pressofficeServer.php?menu=false&items=5&feed=http://pressoffice.mg.co.za/feed/rss2.php", true); xhttp.send();} loadDoc(); For all the latest information and advice from the Department of Health relating to Covid-19, please visit sacoronavirus.co.za. Finding the subject’s spirit and communicating that through the medium is an effort that he has found his voice in. When Mkize is not transporting audiences into another world through comic books, he introduces them to intriguing individuals through his paintings. View Loyiso Mkize’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. The Reflections exhibition runs until October 1 at the Eyethu Lifestyle Centre.
This device became highly popular in my work so I have found joy in knowing I can share my opinions and ideas further this way. Instagram: @eyethulifestyle The Mail & Guardian is a proud news publisher with roots stretching back 35 years, and we’ve survived right from day one thanks to the support of readers who value fiercely independent journalism that is beholden to no-one. Loyiso Mkize is a South African visual artist and was born in Butterworth, 19th March 1987. When the AU is making promising strides in realising African integration through the adoption of pop culture, what lessons should be taken from them? See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Loyiso’s connections and jobs at similar companies. Taglines:
Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. What element do you think your exhibition brings to the FNB Joburg Art Fair 2015?I believe we need social commentary – storytelling that speaks to us in a progressive light.
Click on http://artmap.co.za/#/loc/666 to locate the gallery. The exhibition is curated by Eyethu Gallery, co-founder and curator, Rolihlahla Mhlanga. It meant I had access to an audience and ultimately mass exposure to the world – that I, Loyiso from Butterworth in the Eastern Cape, could have his work known and celebrated in the United States, the United Kingdom, South America, et cetera. For one week each year, galleries, museums, arts organisations and artists, collaborate to create a strong public focus on the vibrant art scene of your city. The actualisation of one’s self in our African context and the celebration of that.
Eyethu Lifestyle Centre, founded by Mr. Mandla Tshabalala, “Eyrthu Lifestyle Centre was created with a clear vision to start and develop an arts cultural movement in Soweto. ( Log Out /
About the exhibition: We are a people coming into our own and it’s time for us then to claim our own standard.
Loyiso Mkize was born in 1987 in Butterworth in the Eastern Cape but studied in Cape Town where he completed a Diploma in Graphic Design at CPUT.
Also including ART WEEK CAPE TOWN, which has run successfully for a number of years, ART WEEK is an initiative aimed at increasing visibility, and strengthening the visual arts industry in cities throughout South Africa.
Loyiso generally paints with oil paint on canvass. His ability to paint carries with it an intention to communicate ideas that he finds most important in his life.
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Your work features many portraits. Visit http://artweek.co.za for more info.
The exhibition is curated by Eyethu Gallery, co-founder and curator, Rolihlahla Mhlanga. How has social media helped you as an artist?It has formed a big part of the success I have enjoyed as an artist. #FNBJoburgArtFair
It also incentivised me to develop my knowledge and skills as an artist.