Kabelo Matsile

KABELO MATSILE, PROFESSIONALLY REFERRED TO AS 3RDWURLDVZN, IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY VISUAL ARTIST AND ASPIRING PHOTOGRAPHER FROM THE SUBURBAN HOMES OF NOORDWYK, MIDRAND CURRENTLY RESIDING IN THE BUSY CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT OF JOHANNESBURG CITY.

KABELO'S PASSION FOR THE ARTS STEMS FROM HIS EARLY CHILDHOOD, BEING DRAWN TO THE COLOURFUL PROGRAMMING OF CARTOON SHOWS, JAPANESE ANIMATIONS & EARLY 2000s MTV SHOWS. BEING A KID GLUED TO THE SCREEN, KB HAS KEPT HIS INFLUENCES STUCK TO HIM WHENEVER HE'S CREATED SOMETHING FROM SKETCHES OF HIS FAVOURITE RAPPERS, PAINTINGS REFERENCING MASTER TEACHERS OF THE RENAISSANCE ERA OR PHOTOGRAPHS & EDITS INSPIRED BY EXPERTS OF POPULAR CULTURE. KABELO'S CURIOSITIES DON'T LIE PURELY IN THE ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA ASPECTS OF ART AS HE ALSO HAS AN INTEREST IN POLITICS, PARTICULARLY ON HOW THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE OF A COUNTRY CAN HAVE AN INFLUENCE ON THE ART BEING PRODUCED.

KABELO IS SOMEONE WHO SEES HIMSELF AS A STUDENT OF THE CULTURE. HE SIGHTS HIS TEACHINGS FROM PROMINENT ARTISTIC FIGURES SUCH AS KANYE WEST, VIRGIL ABLOH, KID CUDI, A$AP MOB, PHARRELL WILLIAMS, NIGO®, HYPE WILLIAMS, SPIKE LEE, QUENTIN TARENTINO, LEONARDO DI VINCI, VAN GOGH, PICASSO, DALI, GOYA, ANDY WARHOL, JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT AND EVERY CREATIVE WITH AN IMPACT. HIS ENCYCLOPEDIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE ARTS GIVES HIM AN INFINITE TREASURE TROVE OF INSPIRATION AND MOTIVATION TO CREATE NEW AND INNOVATIVE EDITIONS TO THE CULTURE.