Popular painter puppeteers for Bay youth
Famous painter drops the oils for puppets.
HE is better known for his notorious painting depicting Presidents Jacob Zuma and the late Nelson Mandela as Caucasians at a Nelspruit art exhibition last year, but it was Kobus Myburgh’s surprising puppeteering talent that took the main stage in Richards Bay on Monday.
A fun introduction of comical magic tricks had Richards Bay Primary pupilss in stitches before his puppet show, ‘The Hungry Dog’, taught the youngsters a deeper lesson about the importance of caring for animals.
‘I’ve loved puppet shows since I was 12 years old,’ said Kobus.
‘But since then, the hobby has become a dominant part of my life.
‘Now I use it is an effective educational tool to inspire children to respect and be kind to others, no matter whom or what they are, or where they come from.’
This is similar to the notion he attached to the controversial painting named Simunye (meaning ‘we are one’) last year, which he said was intended as a positive message to show that ‘we are and remain equal, regardless of the colour of our skin’.
If instilling compassion was the puppet show’s core objective, he succeeded.
