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Thabo Motseki's body of work is the visual account of an attempt to record the rhythms and patterns of several periods in his life through lines and mark-making. For Thabo the action of carving a lino plate is an act of removal and re-looking. The marks in or on the plate represent his interpretation of time and life rhythm, pulse, negotiation and pattern. His record of the consistencies and inconsistencies in his pulse are abstract and personal metaphors, open to negotiation and conversation.

Motseki draws his inspiration from people who have been affected by similar experiences, and who have a story to tell through different kinds of platforms within the arts and socially. His work is visually grounded in the African continent. It unpacks and negotiates urban themes and concepts such as healing, scarification and vibrations offered by his immediate environment, yet globally influenced.

"I was so inspired listening to Simphiwe Dana's music and watching her interviews, and it has led me to do her portrait along with those scars that have been imbedded in her and me while walking our individual paths of life."

The artwork simply shows the power within women, in diversity and complexity, and how inspirational they are to society. The lines are an expression of this diversity, energy, complexity and inspiration.

Thabo Elton Motseki was born in 1980 in the township called Masilo Theunissen in the Free State. He later moved to Johannesburg due to health reasons and to further his studies. Thabo was involved in an accident at the age of 13, which lead to spending three years of his life in hospital and confined to bed without a sense of movement for the entire duration of his hospitalization. His confidence grew steadily and was later moulded by enrolling at South Western Gauteng College from 2003 until 2004.

Motseki attained a certificate in Fine arts at South Western Gauteng College and in 2007 he completed his three-year course in printmaking at Artist Proof Studio. He currently co-owns a professional printing studio in Soweto, and he is an Education and Training Practitioner.

Thabo Motseki
"Beyond My Looks I"
The issue of viewing the exterior image of a woman, that most men look at them as an object and forget they're human beyond all the labels that exist, race, gender and age. The most important thing about this piece is the core ability to see the inner beauty rather than the outer beauty.
Linocut (Edition 1/5)
58cm x 95.5cm
Unframed
R 13 000
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Thabo Motseki
"Beyond My Looks II"
The issue of viewing the exterior image of a woman, that most men look at them as an object and forget they're human beyond all the labels that exist, race, gender and age. The most important thing about this piece is the core ability to see the inner beauty rather than the outer beauty.
Monoprint - Combination of Etching and Linocut (Edition 1/5)
58cm x 95.5cm
Unframed
R 13 000
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Thabo Motseki
"African Moon"
Inspired by the impact that Africa has in the world, providing inspiration, ideas and resources to build their wealth, and still Africa remains unique.
Linocut (Edition 1/5)
65cm x 110cm
Unframed
R 13 000
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Thabo Motseki
"Emotional Scar"
A denunciation of woman abuse. The pain they go through is pain derived from our wrongdoing as men. Women are human.
Linocut (Artist Proof)
113cm x 64cm
Unframed
R 13 000
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Thabo Motseki
"Roots for Life of tree"
Women give birth to men. In this personal work I use someone from my hometown as subject to express my background and acknowledge my birthplace, Masilo Theunissen in the Free State. Even though I haven't been there for a while, this work is part of my identity, connecting me with my work like a thumbprint.
Linocut (Edition 1/5)
110cm x 65cm
Unframed
R 13 000
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Thabo Motseki
"Brilliant Mind"
Collection of Thumbprints: four pieces connecting humans and technology.
This piece is inspired by initiation school where Xhosa boys have to go to the mountain for circumcision before they become real men, juxtaposed with medical circumcision in a totally different context, yet with the same result.
Knowledge is power.
Monoprint - Combination of Etching and Linocut (Edition Variable 2/5)
50cm x 70cm
Unframed
R 6 000
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Thabo Motseki
"Initiation Game II"
Collection of Thumbprints: four pieces connecting humans and technology.
This piece is inspired by initiation school where Xhosa boys have to go to the mountain for circumcision before they become real men, juxtaposed with medical circumcision in a totally different context, yet with the same result.
Moment of Dance and Singing in the school
Monoprint - Combination of Etching and Linocut (Edition Variable 2/5)
50cm x 70cm
Unframed
R 6 000
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Thabo Motseki
"Life of the mind II"
Collection of Thumbprints: four pieces connecting humans and technology.
This piece is inspired by initiation school where Xhosa boys have to go to the mountain for circumcision before they become real men, juxtaposed with medical circumcision in a totally different context, yet with the same result.
Sociologically influenced by institutions
Monoprint - Combination of Etching and Linocut (Edition Variable 2/5)
50cm x 70cm
Unframed
R 6 000
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Thabo Motseki
"Blurred II"
Collection of Thumbprints: four pieces connecting humans and technology.
This piece is inspired by initiation school where Xhosa boys have to go to the mountain for circumcision before they become real men, juxtaposed with medical circumcision in a totally different context, yet with the same result.
Vision destroyed by system
Monoprint - Combination of Etching and Linocut (Edition Variable 2/5)
50cm x 70cm
Unframed
R 6 000
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Thabo Motseki
"Scar"
This work was inspired by my personal journey as a young boy who was in hospital for 3 years and returned with two big scars that are permanent for life.
Linocut (Artist Proof)
64cm x 113cm
Unframed
R 15 000
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Thabo Motseki
"Face Scanner I"
The world is taking a direction of using humans as objects, meaning currency will be installed in their bodies and privacy will be taken away from them.
Linocut (Edition Variable 1/5)
62.5cm x 88.5cm
Unframed
R 13 000
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Thabo Motseki
"Face Scanner II"
The world is taking a direction of using humans as objects, meaning currency will be installed in their bodies and privacy will be taken away from them.
Monoprint - Combination of Etching and Linocut (Edition Variable 1/5)
62.5cm x 88.5cm
Unframed
R 13 000
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Thabo Motseki
"Black Rose"
An educational or awareness piece about educating men that women are beautiful, like roses, internal and physical, that they are not objects.
Linocut Reduction (Edition 1/5)
100cm x 70cm
Unframed
R 12 500
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Thabo Motseki
"Double Identity"
I am human first, then unique as a person.
Linocut (Artist Proof)
88.5cm x 62.5cm
Unframed
R 12 500
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Thabo Motseki
"Seshweshwe Sa Basotho"
Culturally we are inspired by different patterns and symbols of life, patterns and symbols that guide our journeys. When symbols are particularly meaningful, we place them on our bodies in a form of body or face painting or tattoos, a way of expressing how much we are broken as humans.
Linocut and Mixed Media (Edition Variable 1/3)
100cm x 70cm
Unframed
R 12 500
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All the artworks are for sale.
If you are interested in purchasing any of the works, please email us at artlovers1932@gmail.com
or click for purchase enquiry below any specific artwork

The prices exclude shipping
and arrangements can be made for paying off any purchases, interest free, over a reasonable period of time.

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