Entitled Umshini Wam, the painting is on display at the AVA Gallery in Cape Town, The Star reports.

It is part of an exhibition called 'Our Fathers'.

The exhibition also has other works of artist Brett Murray whose controversial painting, The Spear, resulted in protests against Johannesburg's Goodman Gallery in May.

Mabulu's painting is priced at R75,000.

"He is not naked; I did not paint him with an uncircumcised penis. This is a metaphor that shows he is not a boy; he is a man, an elder, a father, a leader," Mabulu was quoted as saying.

"In this painting I'm engaging my elder in the language of my mother tongue, the language that carries the culture of my people, the language he understands the most.

"Through this painting, I respectfully, as one of his children, ask my father why he is starving us. Why he is negating his duties to his children, the citizens of South Africa."

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Aug 28, 2012

Papage

It never rains but pours for our President, what did he do to derserve this? People, He is your President, show him some respect. or is this the work of the 3rd party?
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Aug 28, 2012

Kaylae

KIKIKIKIKIIIIIIII#dead with laughter# Zuma's facial expression on this picture
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Aug 28, 2012

DJ-Winner

Attention seeker...I think his life is miserable and we all know misery needs company.
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Aug 28, 2012

Papage

This time he must sue Sowetan, how could they come up with such topic"Zuma penis on show again! I wonder if this is the work of the new Editor in Chief
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Aug 28, 2012

Rockwell

Here's another Artist seeking attention..
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Aug 28, 2012

cornelius

Why are some people obsessed with JZ's spear ? Why do artists think they should have more leeway than others in invading the privacy of others ? Please, can we go back to an era when common decency still meant something ?
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Aug 28, 2012

MommaC

LOL
Ayanda, you racist :)

I must admit, I do like Ayanda Mabulu's art. His technique is very elegant.
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Aug 28, 2012

RobinH

OK This is going to be interesting. The "white insulting black culture" warcry that was so loudly and mindlessly the last time doesn't apply here. Let's see what angle the blind idol-worshippers and party apparatchiks will try and push this time.
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Aug 28, 2012

lindsay

comeon people we are really tired of Zuma's penis can't you paint something else i agree we pay for its work but do we have to see it please get some other inspiration . the penis is not public property it is private lets keep it like that.nxa
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Aug 28, 2012

ThirdEye

No amount of explaining from the artist that will stop Jackson Mthembu & the rest to denounce the artist. They will even accuse him of being unafrican.
watch the space.

as for the painting, for me the more they embarras Zuma the more people see that he is not fit to be our president for another term.
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