Sihle Bruce Mthembu

A rising talent in the art world, Sihle Bruce Mthembu was born in Richard Bay, South Africa. Bruce completed the fine art diploma from the University of Technology, Durban. In 2018, he received a prominent opportunity which gave him an early start. Exhibiting with Tricera Art has been the foremost feather of success on his cap.

Bruce experiments with different mediums and art forms as a young and emerging artist. But, his primary focus is on working in mix-media i.e. oil/acrylic and charcoal on paper or canvas. Rendering portraits on mid-key tonal backgrounds, his works generally show double human figures either staring back at us or busy with each other. Bruce attempts to address critical psychological injustice undergone and diasporas in South Africa. Being at a nascent stage of his career, Bruce's works are being looked up to by world collectors and dealers. Bruce is interested in rendering bright landscapes, pensive expressions, and stark truths while investigating colors and emotions. He believes that his art practices are therapy sessions for his mental health. The themes of his painting are based on injustice to the marginalized community in Southern Africa, which are in a state of delirium and uneasiness.

Epitomizing a deep sense of apathy and pain, the portraits are expressionist and impressionist. Gradually, he has been supported by several art institutes and collectives like Art Africa, Great Banyan Art, etc. A repository of stern faces remarks a captivating identity of his oeuvre.

Bruce Mthemby lives and works in Durban.