Made in South Africa II

Made in South Africa II is a pastel drawing by the South African artist David Koloane (1938-2019). The drawing shows a burning township. The work was done in a time of turmoil in South Africa. The first democratic elections were about to take place in the country, but there were tensions between the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the African National Congress (ANC). On 29 March 1994, the IFP marched to Shell House, the headquarters of the ANC. ANC guards opened fire on the protesters, killing 19 people. Known today as the Shell House massacre. This sparked battles between the two political parties, as many of their supporters lived in the same neighbourhoods. Short Biography: David Nthubu Koloane was born in 1938 in Alexandra, Johannesburg. He studied under Bill Ainsley and later graduated with a Diploma in Museum Studies at the University of London. The artist also co-founded the Bag Factory Artists’ Studio with Sam Nhlengethwa in Johannesburg in 1991. The main aim of the Bag Factory Artists’ Studio is to provide studio space to black artists who have little access to artistic resources. The Bag Factory Artists’ Studio is still active today. Koloane died in 2019 at the age of 81.