Karabo Johannes Phaho (b.2001, Mokopane, Limpopo), is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explore spirituality, emotion, and identity through mixed media. After earning a BCOm in Marketing and Management in 2022, he completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration at Wits Business School in 2023, before committing fully to his art practice.
Phaho's creative journey began in childhood, where drawing became a tool for self-expression. Since 2020, he has developed a distinct style using acrylics, charcoal, oil pastels, and pencil on surfaces such as paper, cardboard, and canvas. His work is deeply personal, shaped by life experiences and a search for meaning within broader social and spiritual contexts.
The primary school years were a vital period in the artist's career because it was at this point that he would be introduced to pencils and drawing. Creating visual representations gradually became an important part of expressing the feelings and thoughts of Phago. It had always been a hobby but became a profession in 2020 which was his first year of tertiary education. During this time he would explore his craft by painting or drawing on unrelated surfaces such as paper, wood, clothes and even cement walls. Over the years his style would mature into using mixed media (primarily acrylic paint, charcoal, oil pastels, pencils) on paper, cardboard and canvas. He draws the majority of his inspiration from life experiences in aspects relating to spirituality, relationships, emotions, mentality, invocations and his position in the world and society.
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Karabo Johannes Phaho (b.2001, Mokopane, Limpopo), is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explore spirituality, emotion, and identity through mixed media. After earning a BCOm in Marketing and Management in 2022, he completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration at Wits Business School in 2023, before committing fully to his art practice.
Phaho's creative journey began in childhood, where drawing became a tool for self-expression. Since 2020, he has developed a distinct style using acrylics, charcoal, oil pastels, and pencil on surfaces such as paper, cardboard, and canvas. His work is deeply personal, shaped by life experiences and a search for meaning within broader social and spiritual contexts.
The primary school years were a vital period in the artist's career because it was at this point that he would be introduced to pencils and drawing. Creating visual representations gradually became an important part of expressing the feelings and thoughts of Phago. It had always been a hobby but became a profession in 2020 which was his first year of tertiary education. During this time he would explore his craft by painting or drawing on unrelated surfaces such as paper, wood, clothes and even cement walls. Over the years his style would mature into using mixed media (primarily acrylic paint, charcoal, oil pastels, pencils) on paper, cardboard and canvas. He draws the majority of his inspiration from life experiences in aspects relating to spirituality, relationships, emotions, mentality, invocations and his position in the world and society.
