Umthwalo Kamama

Sibusiso Duma
Medium:
Acrylic on Canvas, 2019
Dimensions:
60cm x 42cm
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ABOUT SIBUSISO DUMA
Sibusiso Duma was born in Mbumbulu, Durban, KwaZulu Natal where he currently still works and resides. He started drawing with crayons and colour pencils from an early age.
His talent was noticed and nourished by the late Trevor Makhoba (1956 – 2003) through his Philange Art Project based in Umlazi, a township south of Durban where Makhoba had built a studio space behind his house. From 1994 – 2003 Duma was under Makhoba’s tutelage, and has subsequently shared a stage with Makhoba and another former student, Welcome Danca. Together they held a number of exhibitions at the African Art Centre in Durban.
Duma has built on his own style and visual language, but the influence of Makhoba is noticeable. This does more credit than harm, and his work is able to stand on its own as work with an original eye. Duma uses familiar iconography such as the human figure and rural landscape in his narratives, serving as his analysis of the rural environment through the use of humour and satire; helping in the understanding of present social conditions. The use of these personal iconography and metaphors harvested from everyday life manifests a fine balance between fantasy and reality. His work is typified by his treatment of the surface, subject matter, composition and the use of space and colour, which collectively create touches of mystery and inrigue.
“His treatment of surface, subject, space and colour is unique in that other issues are not stated directly but are alluded to, thus creating an element of intrigue and wonder” – Gabi Ngcobo, ‘Revisions’ 2006
Solo Exhibitions
2019 ‘Izixazululo (Solutions)’, EBONY/CURATED, Bordeaux House, Franschhoek, South Africa
2018 Phansi Goes Phezulu Gallery, Durban, South Africa
2012 ABSA Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
2010 Artspace, Durban, South Africa
2009 ‘Project 004’ Stevenson, Johannesburg
2008 Association of Visual Arts (AVA), Cape Town, South Africa
2002 African Art Centre, Durban, South Africa
Group Exhibitions
2020 African Galleries Now Online Exhibition, EBONY/CURATED, Cape Town, South Africa
2018 ‘Vivid Lurid’, Kwazulu Natal Society of Arts, Mezzanine Gallery, Durban, South Africa
2010 ‘Living in KZN’, artSPACE Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2008 ‘Sobathathu’, Joint with Welcome Danca and Bheki Khambule, African Art Centre, Durban, South Africa
2007 ‘BAD: Best of African Design – 100% Zulu’, London, UK
2007 ‘Revisions’, The African Art Centre, Durban, South Africa
2004 Joint exhibition with Welcome Danca , African Art Centre, Durban, South Africa
2000 ‘Makabongwe Ophezulu – Thank God for Creativity’, African Art Centre, Durban, South Africa
2000 ‘Sezenjani Ngengculazi –What are we going to do about Aids?’, African Art Centre, South Africa
1999 ‘Izwe Lethu – Our land’, African Art Centre, Durban, South Africa
1997 Group exhibition with Welcome Danca and Trevor Makhoba, African Art Centre, South Africa
Collections
The Campbell Collections, Durban
Museum Services, Pietermaritzburg
Durban Art Gallery
Bruce Campbell-Smith Collection, Cape Town
Art Bank of South Africa
ABSA Bank
Tathan Art Gallery
Killie Campbell Collection
Publications
“Revisions” The Campbell Smith Collection, Unisa, 2006
SMAC Gallery publication for the Johannesburg Art Fair, 2008