In 2017, internationally renowned South African artist Dr. Esther Mahlangu<\/strong>\u00a0was invited to the United States by RED to support their campaign to fight and eliminate the transmission of HIV\/AIDS. Mahlangu\u00a0visited a number of major American cities with a traveling display of her work and hands-on workshops for aspiring artists, raising money for the Global Fund towards the good cause.<\/p>\n

In this exclusive video, The Creators Project gets behind-the-scenes access as Mahlangu travels\u00a0through New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, D.C. and Atlanta, getting a better insight into the craft, skill, matrilineal tradition, innovation, and inspiration behind her larger body of work, as well as the original pieces she created for the RED campaign.<\/p>\n

Mahlangu emerged on the international art scene in 1989\u00a0at a contemporary art exposition titled\u00a0Magiciens de la terre<\/i><\/a>\u00a0(Magicians of the World) held in Paris at the\u00a0Centre Georges Pompidou.<\/a>\u00a0Two years later, she was commissioned by by BMW to paint an art car making her the first non-western person and female to design one of these cars.\u00a0The car, a BMW 525i, was the first “African Art Car” and was painted with typical motifs of the Ndebele tribe<\/a>.^{<\/sup>\u00a0In 1994, the car was exhibited at the\u00a0}National Museum of Women in the Arts<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Washington, DC. Her works are in major private collections including that of\u00a0The Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC)<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0Jean Pigozzi<\/a>\u00a0and in many Western museums.<\/p>\n

Mahlangu’s creations are characterized by the vibrant colours and geometrical patterns. The designs are drawn from the patterns found in the clothing that identify Ndebele women as single, betrothed or married.\u00a0She follows a local tradition through which this particular type of painting technique is taught to young Ndebele girls so that when they marry they can decorate the exteriors of their homes. Mahlangu learned from her mother and grandmother and she is very passionate about sharing her knowledge with the younger generation so that she leaves a legacy that lives on for generations to come.<\/p>\n

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