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Ennock Mlangeni (b.1991) is a South African born self-taught multidisciplinary visual artist. He is known to use coffee granules to create his work.
Early Life and education
[edit]Ennock Mlangeni was born in Mamafubedu , Petrus Steyn in the Free State province of South Africa. After loosing both his parents at the age of 6, he moved to Sasolburg to live with his grandmother. Ennock attended his high school af Nkgopoleng Secondary in Zamdela.[1]
Career
[edit]Ennock Mlangeni discovered his passion for art when he was in grade 6 and it was in 2014 where he started to take art seriously. His work is inspired by his life experiences and everything he has been through.[2] Ennock uses newspapers and waste materials to create his art.[3] He was inspired one day by coffee spilling on his art by mistake while working in his shack as it transformed his work. [4]Ennock's most famous artwork is a portrait he painted of Black Coffee (DJ) , using coffee.[5][6] In 2021 Ennock was commissioned by South African award-winning rapper Cassper Nyovest, to transform his swimming pool into a work of art. He has since collaborated with Smeg appliances in the past and has painted famous personalities like Zozibini Tunzi and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.[7] In August 2020 during Covid19 he hosted his first international solo show at Uitstalling Art Gallery in Belgium .[8] In 2023 he launched his art stokvel .[9]
Solo Exhibitions
[edit]The Butterfly Finds Its Wing 2020 - Uitstalling Art Gallery, Belgium.[10]
Selected Group Exhibitions
[edit]All That Glitters Is Not Gold ,Uitstalling Villa ,Genk, Belgium. 2022.[11]
Hybrid III: Summer at The Villa ,Uitstalling Villa ,Genk, Belgium 2022.[12]
SZAŁ ,MAD Gallery ,Poznan, Poland.[13]
Awards
[edit]- Bic Art Master competition winner 2018[14]
- Sasol Techno X Award 2023
References
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- ^ "Self-taught South African visual artist, Ennock Mlangeni has sold his first piece of painting for €5,028 (R100K) at his first international exhibition in Belgium". 4 September 2020.
- ^ cardova. "ENNOCK MLANGENI TAKES THE SPOTLIGHT WITH STUNNING COFFEE ART – The Insider SA". Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "From the archives: How this painting of Black Coffee drastically changed this artist's life".
- ^ "Coffee art: Why Ennock Mlangeni swapped paint for the bean". Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ "'Coffee artist' Ennock Mlangeni has his shack studio".
- ^ "Black coffee puts painter Mlangeni on the map". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ "Portraits of newsmakers put artist on the map". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ "SEE: SA artist opens first solo exhibition in Belgium". www.gq.co.za. 2020-08-27. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ Kgobotlo, Boitumelo (2023-01-15). "Coffee bean artist Mlangeni launches art stokvel". Sunday World. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "Ennock Mlangeni | Uitstalling Art Gallery". Vip Uitstalling. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "News | Adriaan Diedericks Featured in 'All That Glitters Is Not Gold' at Uitstalling | ESCAP3 Gallery". escap3gallery.com. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "Uitstalling Villa | Hybrid III | Summer 2022". Vip Uitstalling. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "MAD Gallery | SZAŁ" | Poznan". Vip Uitstalling. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "Le'Afrinique | Ennock's Inspiring Journey From Art Winner To Judge". Le'Afrinique. 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2024-05-04.