TRADITIONAL ART

In traditional art, we explore the theme of cultural preservation through a variety of topics, with portraiture often serving as a central focus, highlighting individuals as important pieces to much greater concepts, from religion to sexualisation in African culture

At Worlds End

The artwork made of pencils and color pencils shows an insane man, drowning in depression as he gets closer to death with the blue and red introducing heaven and hell, and him being the divider. He tries to hold himself together but his memories fade away like a video tape as he watches himself crumble away. The clock ticks and time runs out for him. The dice indicates that anything is possible at this moment. This is an internal struggle.

Indoda Icwila Okhambini

Translating directly to "A Man Drowning In The Pot", This Oil Pastel artwork depicts a man drowning in alcohol. The artwork speaks on the national cries of alcohol flooding the black nation in South Africa. The pot was mad for drinking traditional alcohol, but today homes fall as men fail to control themselves.

Mkhulu

Mkhulu is the very first of (The Elderly Seen) collection. Zinto used very bold strokes to create detailed texture, this painting laid the foundation of the artists art style which has evolved and shaped the artists voice.

Gogo

This was one of the first paintings in (The Elderly Seen) collection. These paintings show the faces of the elderly, they look towards the viewer and their eyes tell stories. These paintings reinforce the wisdom and knowledgeable experiences of the elderly.

MaCele

A painting of Zinto's own grandmother who had passed. The painting was made to remember and honor the love and hope she left behind. She looks as if in a garden of flowers at peace, the sun behind her forms a halo.

The Wiser Beards

One of (The Elderly Seen) collection, this artwork is made with pencil on paper. The wrinkly face, the long white beard and the glowing eyes all tell a story, whispering quietly to the viewer.

Izandla Zikagogo

Izandla Zikagogo is the last of (The Elderly Seen) serieswhich emphersizes the wisdom and knowlage of the older generations. but this one is not a portrait, it shows hands holding a cane instead.

Mystical Horse

This is one of the (Blue Mystical Creatures) paintings, which resemble spirits. The artist was expanding on the Zulu culture of telling folk tales through animals. The series is about water spirits, as the sea is a vast place that Zulu culture believes houses numerous undiscovered creatures and spirits. Zinto imagines in the depths of the ocean, a blue horse with shiny red eyes.

Mystical Fox

This painting is a continuation of the 5 (Blue Mystical Creatures) paintings. The blue fox is a beautiful wild creature in the form of an ocean creature.

Mystical Dear

This painting is a continuation of the 5 (Blue Mystical Creatures) paintings. The Dear is a peaceful creature reimagined as an ocean creature.

Mystical Zebra

This is one of the 5 (Blue Mystical Creatures) paintings. This one is a Zebra, a beloved South African animal reimagined as a mystical ocean spirit. The colores smoothly transition into one another, and make a beautiful pattern underneath the iconic black stripes of the Zebra.

Mystical Lion

The lion is the biggest and boldest out of the 5. The lion is the one out of the 5 that is a carnivour and the only member of the South African big 5. It roars and asserts dominance. This is the piller painting in this series.