NWU Gallery hosts its last exhibition opening for the year
On Thursday 15 October, the NWU Gallery hosted its year-end opening event at the NWU Botanical Gardens and the NWU Gallery.
Marianke Saayman
On Thursday 15 October, the NWU Gallery hosted its year-end opening event at the NWU Botanical Gardens and the NWU Gallery. This was the last opening event for the year and celebrated two extraordinary exhibitions: The Games People Play and Top Up Inside Out.
These two collections will be exhibited at the NWU Botanical Gardens and the NWU Gallery until 6 November.
The Games People Play is curated by Gordon Froud and Yannis John Generalis and co-curated by Doreen de Klerk. This exhibition was part of the opening event for the Aardklop Art Safari. Artists could respond in any possible way to the theme The Games People Play whether it be literal or metaphoric.
Different writers, throughout the years, explained these games as a variety of things, and the artists’ representations of games people play certainly proved that this concept can mean a hundred different things. Artists that contributed to this exhibition include Gordon Froud, Sybrand Wiechers, Louise Kritzinger and Lucas Trobejane.
Top Up Inside Out is exhibited in the NWU Gallery and consists of works by Diepkloof, Soweto-based artists like Lehlohonolo Mkhasibe, Thabo Molapo, Thulani Zondo, Thomas Moremi, Pauline Mazibuko, Velaphi Masondo, Enoch Ndlovu, Virginia Ramovha, Mzi Gojo, Sinalothemba Ntuli, Joseph Kgobodi Monnatlala and Victor Mofokeng.
Through their artworks, these twelve artists reflect upon one of the major global issues of our time: pollution.
To fight this issue, they keep the focus on green and ecologic art by making use of repurposed materials such as bread, rubber tires, match sticks, plastic, cow dung, extension hair and cans. This group of artists, also known as Ubuhle Bobuntu Arts, use their skills and techniques as a non-profit organisation to empower youth with skills in art making. See more photos on www.potchefstroomherald.co.za
