Andrew Tshabangu
Andrew Tshabangu grew up in the huge, sprawling Apartheid designed, Soweto in Johannesburg, in the 1970's. This meant that he grew up in the time of Apartheid. He was introduced to art and the things of art in the form of poetry , music and of course visual art at a community centre in Soweto. Through these arts he came to understand the terrible times he was born into.
When Andrew completed school he longed to study drama but like many schools for black children in the 1970's, he was not well enough prepared to study drama at University. He joined an art centre in Alexandra township and there be worked on photography.
Because of the very turbulent times that Andrew grew up in, he was aware of the power of photography in telling the stories of everyday people. He was influenced by artists who went before him but at some point he had to decide what kind of artwork he wanted to reflect. Like many black artists of his day, he was recognized outside South Africa before he was noticed at home.
Andrew Tshabangu continues to tell the story of everyday South Africans with his photographs today.
His work is real and powerful.
Visit some of his work online and see if his work is something you might enjoy.
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