Mthokozisi Moyo a.k.a Mthokoe is a young man who specializes in digital art. He has been in the industry for three years where he believes that he has mastered numerous artistic styles that make his works more appealing and stand out. He reveals that his art is inspired by Chiworld123 on Instagram. “I had a background of pencil art which made it easier to grasp digital art, I draw art that resonates with my beliefs and inspirations”, says Mthokoe. He says that his art is unique in that he puts patterns to the background. He believes in creating art that is appealing and has a meaning, he aspires to be a unique digital artist.
Mthokoe explains what digital art is all about, “Digital art is art that is in illustration format or doodle format, I use a phone or laptop with the aid of Adobe illustrator to produce the art. I manually draw with a touch pen or mouse”. He adds, ‘With backgrounds I usually choose a color for it, afterwards I draw anything that comes to mind that resonates with the artwork”.
So far Mthokoe has not exhibited his works anywhere except on social media platforms where one can find most of his works. He hopes to get opportunities to showcase his art on different platforms such as in galleries and other exhibition centres locally and internationally. “I wish to get my works shown in art galleries and in open sea or platform for Non-Fungible Tokens(NFT)” says Mthokoe.
Mthokozisi believes that creation of groups for artists where they are informed of exhibitions and competitions can go a long way in empowering them as creatives.
“This picture is titled Cover, It was drawn to show realistically the face of and cloth worn by the person. The colour blue resonates with the brown skin colour. The eyes draw you in as if they are directly looking at you”, explains Mthokoe.
In this picture Mthokoe explains that this is commissioned artwork. It is the face of Nathaniel who creates music. He explains that the dashes and crown were to bring out the face and blend it with the background colour.
