Dazed and Confused

Tsholo “Splash” Motong is a South African artist and a fashion designer.

Being born and bred in the biggest township in South Africa - Soweto, his keen inspiration has always been influenced by the vibrant & colorful lifestyle that Soweto offers.

Soweto has always influenced the country through politics, sports, music, and culture. It is also the only place in the world with two Nobel Prize winners: Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu.

Splash discovered his creativity and artistic potential at a young age. As a colorful artist, he relishes using bright colors (“a spice of life,” as he calls them). His main inspiration is his grandmother, hence the dominance of women in his artwork.

“She was my pillar, she raised me up from the ground up. She used to do crafts like knitting and crochet, so that’s how I started learning how to work with fabrics and colors and enjoy textures. She didn’t scold me when I told her I want to venture into this career.”

Whenever he uses fabrics, he ensures that they have African roots:

Shweshwe from Lesotho and South Africa, Swazi from Swaziland, Kalanga from Zimbabwe, and different fabric prints from Ghana.

“I do use different fabrics from different cultures, countries and tribes to tell a single story that resonates with all the cultures.”