The much anticipated Fak’ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival, taking place from 19 August to 3 September 2016, will not only celebrate digital art and its impact on culture, creativity, arts and technology, but will also shine a light on the role women play in digital arts. With its Afro Tech…
Manthe Ribane is a creative, performer, and designer hailing from Soweto. She calls herself “a visionary artist exploring how the human force moves in spaces gravitating within their own purpose”. "... 21st century I strongly believe that it's my responsibility to create respectful art with my purpose to create a…
Introducing Bayeza, the series from our friends 10and5. Released on Youth Day, June 16th 2016, BAYEZA is the evolution of Between 10and5’s annual Young South Africa content series which recognises and celebrates exception emerging talent. This year the series focuses on 16 outstanding creatives across a range of fields including photography, fashion,…
Exhibition: Mohau Modisakeng Bophirima 10 Jun - 17 Sep 2016 Tyburn Gallery Tyburn Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by Mohau Modisakeng. Modisakeng is one of the most promising young South African artists today. His practice reflects both upon the political and his own personal experiences of…
722 - 481 BC is the title of the newest collaborative work from Faith47 and Lyall Sprong of Thingking. This large mural, situated in the heart of Manchester’s northern district pays homage to human intimacy as well asserting support for LGBT rights. The mural is brought to life at night with a…
Founded by designer Neo Serati Mofammerein, Nao Serati recently launched its brand spanking new lookbook. The look book was photographed by Aart Verrips and styled by Rich Mnisi. [g1_quote author_name="Neo Serati" author_image="http://africandigitalart.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/serati.png" author_description="Fashion Designer" author_description_format="%link%" align="none" size="m" style="simple" template="02"] My clothes are informed by South African youth culture, picking up on…
Submitted to us by Chimurenga In the fall of 2015, universities across South Africa were engulfed by fires ignited by students’ discontent with the racial discrimination and colonialism that still defines the country's institutes of higher education. The protests broadcast on televisions around the world were neither without precedent nor…
Terence 'Tako' Maluleke is an illustrator, animator and digital artist from South Africa. Featured on 10and5 during their Graphic Art Month, he discusses how his style developed and creative process. We wanted to feature some of his graphic illustrations for inspiration but encourage you to see his full interview here..…
Prolific South African Santu Mofokeng has been capturing pre and post apartheid life in South Africa for over 2 decades. Mofokeng was born in Soweto, Johannesburg in 1956. As a teeneger he begun as a street photographer, growing into his full career as a photojournalist documenting the struggle against apartheid…
Set in Zimbabwe, Kariba is a new project currently on kickstarter created by Blue Forest Collective. The Cape Town based studio hopes to raise funds towards developing a feature film.The story is set in Zimbabwe of the 1950s, when the construction of the Kariba dam was said to be undermined…
Set to a Swahili Tarab song, Minerva’s Lilies is a short film by two sisters Amirah and Wafa Tajdin. The film is a 'personal portrait of sisterhood, magic and mothers'. Produced by Casimir Film, it was directed by Amirah Tajdin and produced by Amirah's sister Wafa Tajdin. The sisters own and run…
I have always fantasized into get into this line of work; merging music, live performance, audience and digital art. Formative is an interactive design company that does it all and I had the pleasure of getting to know more about what they do. Q: Can you walk us through the process…
Check out this recent interview on 10and5 with multimedia artist Tiger Maramela. Maramela is a 22 year old South African artist who has been experimenting with digital collage. We wanted to share his stunning visual work... There is a collective realisation that 1994 unfortunately sold us dreams. The myth of…
Cape Town based photographer and founder of Organized Crime, Thembela "Nymless" Ngayi, tackles the topic of depression in young black males, with his latest series of portraits titled, The Great African Horror Story. In most African cultures depression is a condition viewed as western phenomena. African men suffering from severe…
South African musician Petite Noir has been dazzling the world with his debut album La Vie Est Belle/ In the recent release of his music video Petite Noir experiments with digital art and spaces. A visual inspiration check out the video led by creative director Rochelle Nembhard and directed by Alan Del Rio…
"Postcards" is the recent project of illustrator Maxwell Mutanda. The series was inspired by Mutanda's younger brother. He wanted to teach his little brother about Africa. Here are is some snippets from his interview with Design Indaba. "These illustrations began as a correspondence with my 10-year-old half-brother Liam, who lives…
The latest animated project by award wining South African Animation studio Shy the Sun. The short film was created for Riot Games with around 5 million views. Shy The Sun is known for their fantastical character design and attention to detail in their work, creating magical worlds. Not to miss.
Cape Town based creative company, Creative Nestlings launched a beta version of their new website and community dedicated for young African creatives The|NEST| . The new Creative Nestlings website will feature original content created for and by young creatives and the ability for young people to join the membership…
Noncendo and Nonzuzo are twin sisters who are using photography to not only explore their love for photography but people's fascination with twins. The collaborative photo project Carbon Copy hopes to expose their similarities and nuance their individual artistic personalities. Their tumblr page is an exploration into their creative pairing.…
" What does being African mean to today’s artists? How does their heritage and identity shape their work? Should art even be defined in this way and do artists accept being labelled or categorized? " A new series, African Masters, explores the world of African artists around the globe through…
African Digital Art is a celebration the African culture of art, design and technology. Created and developed by Jepchumba, the platform covers a wide range of artistic production from; audio/visual production, animation, interactive projects, web, film, graphic art and design. Our focus is on artistic work or practice that utilizes digital technology as an essential part of the creative, presentation or distribution process.
