Gabi Ngcobo, an independent curator, creative researcher and educator: There is more about Chinese art than China. Like that painting over there, we need to unpack. That could be African. It is a mixture of Afrikaans culture and calligraphy.

Chinese inspired art by Wits School of Art student artists. Photo: Thuletho Zwane

Brush use as an art is one of the oldest Chinese techniques. This painting integrates the traditional Chinese technique of brush painting with contemporary art. Photo: Thuletho Zwane

Afrikaans inspired calligraphy. Photo: Thuletho Zwane

Perfect integration of Chinese inspired art and Johannesburg depicted by the guy holding a bottle of black label beer.

The search for a South African artist of Chinese decent has led me back to Wits university. The next step would be to search for a South African artist of Chinese descent at the Wits School of Arts.