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Cinga Samson doesn’t read the hundreds of reviews celebrating his paintings around the world – nor does he plan to. His job is to work, he says, to reflect and to create artworks that represent his sense of self, led by his desire to treat his audiences to rare, dynamic depictions of beauty.

Born in 1986, the self-taught painter has a history deeply entrenched in the arts. From a childhood interest to a chance artistic ‘adoption’ by artists Luthando Laphuwano,

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