Much like the massive after-effects of black face and how it has left indelible ideas on generations of people who are not black, stories that are written, produced and played by men have had a lasting effect on how other people view women.
Gee Six Five
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Twitter users have had much to say about the portraits he has painted in the past, one of them being his portrait of the late artist Gee Six Five. Gee Six Five was known for her hit single “Obani Lababantu”, and her fans were not impressed with Rastas painting of her, using the title of her single to comment on Rasta’s post, asking him “Obani lababantu?”.
Mshoza
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Rasta also painted the late Mshoza. In his twitter post showcasing his painting he tells of the day he met Mshoza, and how she jokingly asked “Are you going to paint me when I’m dead?”. Although Mshoza may have been joking, Rasta was not.
Local artist Rasta honours Gee Six Five with portrait painting Updated
Carol Ofori
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South African painter Rasta, real name Lebani Sirenje, is known for his polarising artwork and once again people are feeling some kind of way about his latest piece.
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The formidable and much-loved force that was Gee Six Five entered our lives with her single, Obani Lababantu .
At the age of 65, Olpha Selepe created one of the biggest local hits of 2020.
Unfortunately, just two weeks ago, her niece broke the news of her passing.
Now it was only a matter of time before Rasta would try his hand at immortalising her likeness by painting a Gee Six Five portrait.
19 December 2020 - 11:00 Rasta the Artist s dedication to the late TV presenter Gee65 isn t sitting well with the Twitter police! Image: Twitter/Rasta The Artist
Twitter TL provocateur Rasta the Artist rocked the Twitter boat again this week with his latest painting of the late amapiano viral star Gee Six Five.
The nation s most infamous painter took to Twitter to share his latest “masterpiece” in the form of a portrait of the 65-year-old
Obani Lababantu hitmaker.
Olpha Selepe, better known as Gee Six Five who died earlier this month after testing positive for Covid-19, was buried at her home earlier this week.