Artist Ayanda Mabulu has defended his painting which depicts President Jacob Zuma performing a sexual act on Madiba saying he's merely expressing his views on the current situation in the country.
The painting is interpreted as raping the former president Nelson Mandela's legacy.
Speaking to Sakina Kamwnedo Mabulu said ❝there are people understand that Nelson Mandela was that glimpse of hope. If you're talking about 1994, and South Africa right now, the only thing that comes to people's minds is Mandela, so I decided to use him as a person who represents the hope of the marginalised who are being disappointed by the president [Zuma] of the country right now❞
[ON AIR] Ayanda Mabulu says he was trying to illustrate the "Economic rape" under Pres Zuma's leadership.#AMLive #SABCNews
— #AMLive 104-107fm ð» (@amliveonsafm) April 21, 2017
[ON AIR] Artist #AyandaMabulu says he does not have right to speak on behalf of anyone, painting is his opinion #sabcnews #AMLive
— #AMLive 104-107fm ð» (@amliveonsafm) April 21, 2017
The Nelson Mandela foundation has said in a statement that they find the painting ❝distasteful❞.
Social media users are divided over the painting
Those who are calling for #AyandaMabulu have surely never read section 16(1)(c) of the Bills of Rights. More education must be done. #AMLive
— Free King Dalindyebo (@Spiwo) April 21, 2017
@SakinaKamwendo Zuma has done far worse than Ayanda Mabulu's art,so people can stop overreacting already. #amlive
— King Kotini (@steph_gareth) April 21, 2017
@SakinaKamwendo give #AyandaMabulu a bells for saying these leaders are not bigger than the people who voted them ✊✊✊ #Amlive
— mthetho ngweventsha (@ngweventsha) April 21, 2017