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Artist Levy Pooe conceptualises his work as ‘a social diary of being black in the city’.

I was born during the country’s transition to democracy and began my artistic career at a very young age, struck by how things looked and how reality could be represented and altered. I work from a home studio and sometimes do murals and live documentation, especially interpretations of musical performances.

I create work that explores the urban experiences of ordinary people. My acrylic paintings of the quotidian are aimed at getting the audience to engage honestly with my works and to make up their own understanding of meaning. In my work, nonperformative accounts of ourselves do not have to be found only in the spectacle, but through the mundane. I often depict black figures engaged in contemplative activities, daily rituals and routines, as well as explore the relationship between the urban space and migrants. , a group of men are depicted in the foreground, consisting of abo-grootman or, as we say in South Africa, moreki. I try to hint at this social class by depicting them with branded, expensive-looking clothes.

There is a subtle balance between the pastel warm and cool tones, accompanied by the dramatic composition through body movement, highlighting the jubilant atmosphere.simply illustrates the beauty of groove with an undertone of bad financial decisions that usually accompany a night out.

 

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