Bio
My name is Thabo Jafter Modillane, I was born on the 14th of December 1996 in Limpopo province, in a village called Madombidzha. I passed my matric in 2016 at Litshovhu Secondary School. My Formal education in art started in 2018 when I enrolled at Tshwane University of Technology, studying Fine art (Majoring in Painting and Sculpture). In 2020, I have been chosen to be part of Ubuciko professional development programme for visual artist and mentored by artists such as Banele Khoza, Loyiso Mkhize and other South African professional artists.
Artist statement
- As I walk in the streets of Pretoria, I often encounter waste pickers along the way, pulling their trolleys loaded with their recyclables.
- They do hard job for little money.
- I'm inspired by their hard work.
- My artworks inspires people to work hard no matter how hard things are, Because we are living in a dystopia society.
- Also bring back unforgettable hard times memories to those who have gone through a lot until they reach out where they are today.
- My work also represent socio political issue; We tend to reject hard times memories because we’ve learned that they’re not good for us. They make us feel bad, they make us sad, But the truth is that they’re much more positive than we think.
- My mediums are oil and acrylic on canvas.