/>Farai Engelbrecht (Samurai Farai) is 27 year old, vibrant and independent, contemporary
artist from South Africa. Moulded by the culture and dynamics of this complex space as
well as his dual Heritage of Zimbabwean & Afrikaans descent, his perspective bears a
refreshing and unique Afrocentric perspective.
His work takes inspiration from the details of people in society, the happenings and
nuances between human dynamics as well as the African Diaspora and the conversation
of what occurs beneath the surface of all of us as people: emotionally, psychologically and
spiritually.
A large facet of his work surrounds mental health, identity and the multiple versions of self
that one human can possess. His art uses bright, bold and courageous colour and the use
of line to communicate an optimistic hope and intrigue in the future identity of Africa within
its contexts and within the contexts of the world.
The most recent body of work and ongoing collection “The Lobola Series” is an articulation
of the artists grabbling of his dual heritage within the African context. Being half
Zimbabwean and Afrikaans. The work aims to look at how traditions, new and old, sculpt
who we become, how we remember as well as how we imagine. It also aims to pay
homage to ancestral lineage through its culmination through symbolism typically of the
cow horns and African mask iconography.
Successful projects include; artist in residency for Black Brick Hotel, a recent collaboration
with Mercedes Benz, innovation in the NFT realm, commissions for international brands
like Heineken as well as international celebrities and multiple large-scale murals painted
around the country.Samurai Farai
- Head of the tableR 150,000.00
- The Colour of DestinyR 75,000.00
- The identity of timeR 47,000.00
- sunrise ritualsR 32,000.00
- portrait of self discoveryR 56,000.00
- portrait of elevationR 58,000.00
- Mwari, the creatorR 86,000.00
- Kuzaliwa upya / RebirthR 38,000.00
- IvoryR 38,000.00
- ImbabweR 58,000.00
- Ghosts of YesterdayR 45,000.00
- Ghosts of TomorrowR 45,000.00
- Gestures of FaithR 84,000.00
- portrait of elevationR 2,999.00
- ReflectionsR 45,000.00
- Rituals and pastimesR 55,000.00
- Untitled 6 (maquette)R 2,500.00
- Untitled 4 (maquette)R 2,500.00
- Untitled 2 (maquette)R 2,500.00
- StorytellerR 135,000.00
- Father TimeR 32,500.00
- Eternal SunshineR 14,500.00
- Between MemoriesR 70,000.00
- Foresight and ProphesyR 100,000.00
- Pillar of StrengthR 145,000.00
- NegotiationsR 100,000.00
- Family TiesR 62,500.00
- Unmasked EnchantmentR 50,000.00
- Ode to MattiseR 40,000.00
- Feet (Earth)R 90,000.00
- Hands (Heaven)R 71,500.00
- African Bull after PicassoR 52,500.00
- My brothers keeperR 47,000.00
- Selective memoryR 85,000.00
- Gemini, Custor & PolluxR 24,600.00
- The faithful collaboratorR 27,000.00
