The Mask (Framed)

The Mask, 2023

Oil on canvas
100 x 100cm
Framed

Shakes Tembani 

From a young age, Meshack “Shakes” Tembani loved art and started exploring different avenues of expression in a variety of mediums such as painting and mosaic. With a distinctive, stylised and almost naïve technique, he invites viewers to contemplate the beautiful in the seemingly ordinary by using bold and flat colours. Inspired by the everyday experiences faced by him and his community, Tembani depicts these, often concentrating on strong female figures in his neighbourhood 

Tembani lives and works in New Crossroads township (Cape Town) and has numerous diplomas and certificates in art, and has had a number of solo exhibitions and taken part in various group exhibitions, both locally and abroad, since 1999.

Tembani’s work has been commissioned by companies and institutions and appears in several collections globally.