The spirit of art came to him very early in his life. He was only 7 years old when it happened. It started with a few drawing her and there…mainly drawing of Kaizer Chiefs soccer players. Growing up in the dusty streets of Vosloorus, soccer was the main thing and it influenced him a lot and in many different ways. When he left Zimele Primary School to attend Christian Brothers College in Boksburg, he became exposed art in a way that changed everything for him. The private school introduced painting, sculpture, sketching and so much more to him. He learned and grew from this until high school. He was one of the best art students.
His introduction to hip-hop as an artform in the mid nineties allowed him the freedom to experiment with graffiti and gave him a platform for a greater way to achieve creative self expression. He learned more about art after he finished high school as it was one of the major subjects for his interior design course from which he dropped out of to pursue IT at Wits Technikon.
The IT course lasted two years, then he dropped out again so that he could focus on his talent full time. 21 Years later…Thato Chai is now a seasoned artist that thrives in the luxury fashion space. Below is some for his work that is currently on sale.
