Madi Phala (2 February 1955 – 2 March 2007) was a South African artist. His later works were predominantly painting and collage and dealt with the theme of the African herd boy.
Madi Phala | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 February 1955 Kwa-Thema, Springs, South Africa |
| Died | 2 March 2007 (aged 52) |
Biography
editPhala was born 2 February 1955 in Kwa-Thema, Springs, South Africa.
Phala's work is represented in several private and corporate art collections, including the French Embassy; De Beers, London, as well as Minister Pallo Jordan and art historian Barbara Lindop. His sculpture SS Mendi Memorial, commemorating the sinking of troopship Mendi in 1917, was designated a national heritage site in 2016.[1]
He was murdered outside his house at Langa, Cape Town on 2 March 2007 during a robbery.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ MG Digital. "SS Mendi and Sharpville massacre named as new heritage sites". Daily Dispatch. East London Daily Dispatch. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Madi Phala murdered", artthrob, Issue No. 115, March 2007.
- ^ Makwabe, Buyekezwa (April 2007). "Heritage work is doubly poignant". Sunday Times Heritage Project. South African History Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
External links
edit- Recent exhibitions
- Extensive biography
- Barbara Lindop
- "Who is Madi Phala?", Sunday Times Heritage Project.
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