About The Artist

About my work:

Katlego through his art examines and depicts, observations of one's own mental and emotional processes through line. I seek to expressing and communicate the mental pressures felt by my common man…. all their frustrations, fears, hopes, dreams, and joy.

By stripping the subjects of any recognizable identity, he also strips us the viewer of the constraints of preconceived ideas and subjectivity, allowing us to see and experience only the emotion contained within the line.

The immediate transfer of Katlego’s emotions and observation onto paper.

About me:

Born in 1989, Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria. Katlego grew up in Pretoria were by from Primary school he was exposed to creative classes. By Highschool in his senior years he was able to take art as a subject until he matriculated as one of his subjects.

Formal education in art begun when he enrolled at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in the Fine Arts Department in 2008 until 2012 when he completed for a B-Tech Degree qualification majoring in Glass and Printmaking.

Katlego is a figurative conceptual Fine Artist, who has been practicing for ten years without any plans off stopping. He has exhibited professionally in several group and solo shows.

He has also gone to be a part of key public art projects and has done private projects to date.

Katlego Modiri now works in a team at the Art and Culture Trust South Africa’s premier independent arts and culture funding and development non-profit organisation.

Education:

B Tech Degree in Fine Arts, Tshwane University of Technology 2012

Publication and Project Features:

SA’s Food & Home Entertainment Magazine: Issue Sep 2014.

Are Yeng Project: Totem Public Art Sculpture. Pretoria, Capital Park residence. November 2015.

Giyani Art Culture Library: Cultural Mural. Community Engagement Project

Rhumaa: Fashion Art Sourcing Project

Exhibitions:

2020 - Group Exhibition, RMB Talent Unlocked Online Exhibition, VANSA – Johannesburg

2019 - Group Exhibition, Glen Carlou Gallery – Cape Town

2019 - Group Exhibition, Art on Avenues - Western Cape

2019 - Solo Exhibition, “Erosion” Trent Gallery - Pretoria

2018 - Solo Exhibition, Invitational Spring Exhibition, Art Lover 1932 - Pretoria

2018 - Solo Exhibition, “Erode” Arts Association Gallery - Pretoria

2017 - Group Exhibition, Is Art Gallery – Franschhoek

2017 – Group Exhibition, Fresh Produce Program TAF, VANSA – Johannesburg

2017 – Group Exhibition, Mentors to Peers Exhibition Trent Gallery, Pretoria

2017 – Group Exhibition, TINY at In Toto Gallery, Johannesburg

2017 – Solo Exhibition, St Lorient Fashion and Art Gallery, Pretoria

2017 - Group Exhibition, Common Ground Trent Gallery, Pretoria

2016 - Group Exhibition, Spring Mall Exhibition, Johannesburg

2016 - Group Exhibition, Trent Gallery, Pretoria

2016 – Collectors Group Exhibition, IDC Gallery, Johannesburg

2015 - Group Exhibition, Art Lovers 1932 Gallery - Pretoria

2015 - Group Exhibition, Trent Gallery - Pretoria

2015 - Solo Exhibition, Sheds Market- Pretoria

2015 - Solo Exhibition, O.R.A Collaborative Launch - Pretoria

2014 - Vim Group Exhibition, Platform on 18th – Pretoria

2014 - Solo Exhibition, Erosion; Art Lovers 1932 Gallery – Pretoria

2014 - Group Exhibition, Turbine Art Fair- Newtown, Johannesburg

2013 - Group Exhibition, Redefining Erotica - Art Lovers 1932 – Pretoria

2013 – Group Exhibition, Artlovers 1932 Gallery - Turbine Art Fair - Newtown – Johannesburg

2013 – Group Exhibition, Kievits Kroon - Kameldrift – Pretoria

2013 - Group Exhibition, Pretoria Artist – Bellville – Cape Town

2013 – Solo Exhibition, Katlego Modiri – Trent Gallery – Pretoria

2013 - Group Exhibition, Chagall – Art Lovers 1932 – Pretoria

2012 – Group Exhibition, Thayile – Front Room Art – Pretoria

Inspirations and Influences:

Creative influences and inspiration stem from classical and contemporary movements in the arts.

From the post-modern poster art movement and contemporary poster art for his Printmaking work. Contemporary figurative art and artist have inspired his drawing style. Influential artist from Derek Hess, Francis Bacon, William Kentridge, Gerard Sekoto, Alison Lambert, Guy Denning and Derek Overfield.

Artist Tags:

contemporary Figure painting, modern abstract figurative art, comic book art, postmodern poster art, male figurative art, classical inspired paintings