Madi a Thavha art & craft exhibition

The art and craft exhibition currently on at Madi a Thavha continues to attract more viewers and art lovers from around the country.

The managing director at Madi a Thavha’s Dancing Fish Gallery, Marcelle Bosch, said that they had received a considerable number of visitors who came to view the art on display since the opening of this year’s exhibition on 16 May. The Dancing Fish Gallery serves as a good platform for showcasing and displaying a variety of artistic work from different, esteemed artists in the province.

“Limpopo artists persist to make their mark in the big, wide world,” Bosch said. “From humble beginnings as a shepherd boy, Azwi Magoro grabbed the bronze medal in the international ‘Carving the future’ competition in China last year. He sculpted his winning piece from half a ton of Chinese silk teak in ten days’ time.”

Bosch pointed out that Limpopo continually generates new talent and fresh interpretations. “Each object bears a deeper meaning and so becomes a carrier of historical tales and moral values,” she said. “Today, these CraftArt forms undergo rapid transformation in style and content. This exhibition hopes to give the Venda and Tsonga artists and crafters their own voice and place in the present-day CraftArt landscape of South Africa.”

Bridget Mugivhi-Ramaite, who visited the gallery on Saturday with her two sons, Rokunda and Lufuno, said that the visit to the art exhibition was an opportunity to witness the powerful, wordless voices of distinguished artists and crafters. “It cannot be disputed that to the creators, the exhibition provides them with an opportunity for collaboration in exposing their art/craft work and talents,” she said. “However, as a viewer of their products, I also gained a lot.”

She stated that each object reflects the creator’s adventurous ideas and unwavering perseverance. In her words, the creators’ voices will live forever through those objects, serving as carriers of historical tales and nourishing the cultural roots.

The artists are Mishack Raphalalani; Azwi Magoro; Avhashoni Mainganye; Owen Ndou; Philip Rikhotso; Johannes Maswanganyi; Hendrick Nekhofhe; Albert Monyayi; Thomas Kubayi; Justice Mugwena; David Murathi; Ezerael Tavhana; Japhter Luvhimbi; Lucky Makamu; Lucky Ntimani; Collen Maswanganyi; Khathutshelo Mufamadi; Churchill Madzivhandila; Mbavhalelo Nekhavhambe; Ndwayamato Tshivhandekano; Shumani Sidogi; Mulalo Sigogo; Grace Tshikuvhe; Solmizer Malange; Sarah Tabane; Takalani Ligege; Amorous Maswanganyi; Patrick Manyike; Khathu Mafara and Pilato Bulala.

The exhibition runs from 16 May to 31 October.

Entertainment - Date: 26 June 2015

Tshifhiwa Mukwevho

Tshifhiwa Given Mukwevho was born in 1984 in Madombidzha village, not far from Louis Trichardt in the Limpopo Province. After submitting articles for roughly a year for Limpopo Mirror's youth supplement, Makoya, he started writing for the main newspaper. He is a prolific writer who published his first book, titled A Traumatic Revenge in 2011. It focusses on life on the street and how to survive amidst poverty. His second book titled The Violent Gestures of Life was published in 2014.

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