Icephe Studio

Icephe has a focus on hand crafted illustration that are strong enough to take up space and depict a unique visual language. The core of the studio is to be able to create work that not only looks good but speaks to the heart and celebrates the Afrikan vernacular visual language. My philosophy is grounded in the ways of isiXhosa especially the verbal language and how it translates to a visual language. I choose to celebrate the many who have come before us, who remind us of our greatness and the immense creativity our continent holds. And what we can share with the world.

Articles

  • Nguvu ya Ushanga: The Enduring Language of the Bead

    In Lee Amimo’s breathtaking new series, Nguvu ya Ushanga, we are invited into a world where adornment is narrative and a single bead contains the weight of generations.

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  • Artist Close-up: Lee Amimo

    Born in Kisumu, Kenya, in 1987, Michael Leonard Amimo is a practicing multidisciplinary artist with expertise in film, writing, and visual art...

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  • What's New in The Haus of OOO: An Interview With Bongani Vincent

    To the artist, each work comes from another dimension. Bongani is a vessel for other personalities from that realm named Anaah, Sen and Ruu, which form part of a multi-disciplinary collective called The Haus of OOO.

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Exhibitions