Dan Rakgoathe
While studying at Rorke’s Drift, Dan Rakgoathe was introduced to a range of influences critical to his future development as an artist. He shared much in common with the approach of Cyprian Shilakoe (qv.) as far as his subject matter is concerned but unlike Shilakoe, who preferred to work in intaglio, Rakgoathe concentrated almost exclusively on linocuts. The linocuts of Azaria Mbatha (qv.) also influenced Rakgoathe in terms of technique and design, but it was the work of the little-known artist Muziwezi Xhala Tabete (born 1925) that had the greatest influence on him. Read More…
