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Matthews Makgotlho was born in 1993 and raised at Uitzight Village, Limpopo province. He moved to Johannesburg in 2012 to pursue his studies as a print maker. He completed a 3 years visual art printmaking course at Artist Proof Studio. He has also had opportunities to exhibit at the following; Turbine Art Fair, Winter Salon group exhibition program at Bag Factory Artists Studio, Annual Artist Of Limpopo Exhibition program at Polokwane Art Museum and Strauss & Co group exhibition.
My inspiration and influence comes from my family love for education. Their influence inspired my thoughts around any subject as a possible language to learn. I moved at Johannesburg to pursue my dream, I saw lots of people with different cultural backgrouds while speaking English fluently to communicate and express themselves. I did not understand English very well, however, I saw that as an opportunity to learn something new.
Then again in this present observe the hustling street as a subject made up by elements of words. On the body of artworks, I used words as a technique to create forms of expression to possessed happiness, challenges and hope to achieve any better lifestyle, as any ordinary person.
23 Voorhout St, Johannesburg
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