From “graffiti outlaw” to one of South Africa’s leading artists … That’s the story of Johannesburg’s Sandile Radebe. The young man was once a member of one of the city’s most notorious graffiti crews. Now, Radebe says, he’s transcending the art of graffiti, while still maintaining its essence. In his work he’s also walking a line between art and architecture.
South Africa Graffiti Outlaw Sandile Radebe Now a Top Artist
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Sandile Radebe is now a long way away from his previous life as a graffiti renegade on the streets of Johannesburg [Photo: Darren Taylor]
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The King Kong mural was based on the album cover of the 1950s South African hit musical, also called King Kong (S. Radebe)
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The mural he created for the King Kong jazz club in Johannesburg (S. Radebe)
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He’s now using cardboard to create his art, and is blurring the boundaries between art and architecture (S. Radebe)
