A salt portrait of Joe Mafela by Percy Maimela.
Seasoned “salt” artist Percy Maimela has released a portrait of late musician and actor Joe “Sdumo” Mafela using salt.
The image making the rounds on Twitter and Instagram is an almost perfect one of the Shebeleza hit maker. Maimale uses a spray bottle with salt and a dark floor to make his amazing artwork.
Maimela is not new in the business of drawing world leaders using salt. He’s also used his salty skills to draw former presidents Nelson Mandela and Barack Obama.
And then Julius Malema:
Sdumo passed away on Saturday night after he was involved in a car crash. Mafela started his acting career in 1964, breaking out in his debut film, Real News – but he is most known for the character of Sdumo on the isiZulu sitcom Sgudi ‘Snaysi.
On Thursday, family and friends met at Johannesburg Theatre to pay their last respects to the icon who last acted as “Uncle Tebogo” on Generations The Legacy.