About
Lebohang (Lebo) Chakela is a captivating artist whose background encompasses both Sotho and Swedish heritage. He was raised in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho and moved to Sweden in his twenties, after completing his studies in South Africa. This journey between two culturally rich regions has profoundly influenced his artistic expression, allowing him to weave together the threads of his diverse heritage. Through his work, Lebo masterfully reflects the intricate interplay of his life experiences and cultural insights, creating pieces that resonate with a global audience while celebrating the beauty of his multifaceted identity.
He lives with his family in the lakeside city of Västerås, Sweden, and works as an Art Director in Stockholm.
Brothers 1and2
Inspiration
Lebo’s creative process is driven by a dialogue between inner reflection and cultural observation. Drawing from the narratives and visual patterns of his two cultures, the expressive language of street art and hip-hop, and the layered aesthetics of postmodern design, his work becomes a synthesis of identity, memory, and visual rhythm.
National Diploma in Graphic Design and a Certificate of Fine Arts from Tshwane Univeristy of Technology, South Africa.
Lebo creates mainly with acrylic paints
The themes, composition and general colors are thought out months before the actual painting is started.
He always starts with a base layer of color on the entire canvas and works in layers from there.
A painting is only finished once he feels it is a true representation of the initial mental image and the feelings it invoked.
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