Hyper-Realistic Drawings With Art By B Motshidisi
His real name is Boineelo Motshidisi. He formed a facebook page called Art by B Motshidisi to represent him on Social media. The 22 year old Motswana artist does hyper realistic portrait drawing, which he chose to do it last year after he realized that there is life in it and he could clearly make money out of it.
Motshidisi mainly draws people that he likes and admire such as one of his favorite rappers, Veezo View and other public figures like Rea kopi, Kagiso Sento, Chadwick Boseman but not forgetting Drake and also the acclaimed African American author James Baldwin. His intention is to draw more local public figures like Daniel Kenosi and Duma Boko. He chose to do art because he has always had a passion for it and it’s something that he always finds it easy to do even though some people may find it hard to draw a human face with its proportion
According to Motshidisi, as a young boy his family and other people were always astonished by his drawings. They always told him that his drawings were good and as such, when he went to junior school he decided to do Art as an optional subject. “I did this because I wanted to polish the skill that people were always talking about. I then did Art at senior school. After I passed it with grade B, I decided to do something more challenging and I was given Bachelor’s in Professional Design at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology.”
His art is hyperrealism, this is because every portrait he makes, he always aims for it to be the replica of the original image hence the name hype realistic portrait. He said hyperrealism is not an easy study because it requires a lot of pressure from you as an artist although the results are always great.
Talking on the uniqueness of his artworks he replied, “I consider myself a creative genius, as such when it comes to abstract painting which I also do, I am inspired by my surroundings when I create my paintings. When it comes to hyperrealism, I am inspired by other artists that create hype-realistic portraits.”
Motshidisi had his first exhibition in 2019. He described it as a chill session, where he was given a chance to showcase his artworks alongside other artists at the event. One of the challenges he has faced is people who tell you to create a drawing for them and when it’s done they don’t want to pay. To prevent this he said he works with a 50% deposit as collateral.
“Apart from Art, I’m a graphic designer. I have chosen to be an artist as profession and as such, I want to see myself doing international exhibitions and showing my art overseas like the great Wilson Ngoni,” he said.
The best art piece that sold him best and defines him is the drawing of ‘Drake’ because it’s a very detailed drawing and Drake is his favourite rapper. Motshididi said that he loves the drawing so much and it is also jaw dropping to a lot of people as most cannot believe it’s a drawing.
Facebook Page: Art by B Motshidisi
Instagram: Artbybmotshidisi # 77948350
Duncan Sebeso 
Celebrity World