Zenande Mtati

(b 1994, South Africa. Lives and works in Johannesburg)

Zenande Mtati is a self-taught interdisciplinary artist who specialises in drawing; painting; photography and digital collage. His work reflects his world as a young black South African. Mtati's art consists of social commentary; iconology; identity and culture. “My images are influenced by film. I see them as moving pictures. Growing up I was inspired by directors; such as Spike Lee; Mbongeni Ngema; John Singleton; and Martin Scorsese