An artist in South Africa is transcending his traumatic past to create some of the country’s most talked-about paintings. Critics are comparing Blessing Ngobeni’s work to that of world famous Spanish artist, Joan Miro. Like Miro’s, Ngobeni’s works are intensely surrealistic. But the South African’s paintings are often more overtly political than the Spaniard’s ever were…and just as controversial.
Traumatic Past Fuels Work of South African Artist Blessing Ngobeni

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"Jozi siren" is another of Ngobeni’s ‘city paintings’ (photo by B. Ngobeni)

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"Slow vengeance" celebrates the artist’s triumphs over adversity (photo by B. Ngobeni)

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This so called democracy, by Blessing Ngobeni (Photo: B. Ngobeni)

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"Fallen tyranny" is another of Ngobeni’s political works (Photo: B. Ngobeni)