Picture Perfect: Woza Moya supports local artist
The concept behind the Woza Moya Artist’s Wall and Artist’s Cards is to create and showcase work for artists who have been hard hit by Covid-19.
YOUNG, talented artist, Thabani Mkhize’s work will be featured at the Woza Moya Artists’ wall for the month of May.
Every month since the Covid-19 lockdown, the proactive and innovative Woza Moya ‘creative entrepreneurship project’, based in Hillcrest, has honoured talented visual artists.
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This has been in an effort to help build their profiles, showcase their work and remind the public of the incredible art-makers active in the project.
About the artist
Mkhize was born and raised in Umlazi, west of Durban. He was a member of the Bat Centre artist programme which trains and mentors young artists. He has a unique style of combining black-and-white or greyscale figures embraced in a decorative background. His painting titled The Shadow Self is of a beautiful girl on a blue background.
The shadow adds a disconcerting feel to the painting. The message on the picture is: Just don’t be fooled by false perfection, or run away from harsh truths and darkness, because this is also where we find our greatness.
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The new monthly initiative at the shop is sponsored by the 100% Foundation. The painting is for sale, and people can bid for the painting. Bidding starts at R1 500 at the start of each month and will close at the end of the month. The person who has the highest bid can purchase the painting. The artist will receive a further percentage of the sale.
“We have reproduced the artwork on a gift card, and the artist gets 50% from the sale of her cards. If you love the artist’s work, please support them by buying a card for R25. The card sales help artists earn a passive income,” said Thomson.
Shop opening times:
Woza Moya is based at the Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust, 26 Old Main Road, in Hillcrest, and is open from Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 16:00. Woza Moya is the economic empowerment project of the Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust.
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At the time of going to press, the contents of this feature mirrored South Africa’s lockdown regulations.
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