Andra Pradesh: Miniatures in Oil by Makiwa Mutomba

South Africa Mon 04-10-2010

Andra Pradesh: Miniatures in Oil by Makiwa Mutomba
Press Release

Mutomba’s exhibition consists of small to miniature oil paintings in his signature pallete-knife style.

Doors by Makiwa Mutomba

He notes that, “As an artist, I seek color in everything I see and so, upon my arrival in India, I was immediately drawn to the colours of the place … It is an artist’s paradise, the colours of the saris and the painted dwellings, the Rangoli (floor painting using either sand, flowers or rice) … Colour is certainly very important to the Indians – I was fascinated to learn that there is even a Festival of Colours.”

Work by Makiwa Mutomba

Mutomba will exhibit over 50 miniature paintings ranging in size from 5 x 5cm to 20 x 20cm. They offer an exciting glimpse of India as seen through the artist’s eyes, from the Chowmahalla Palace, where the artist was hosted (in close proximity to the Charminar), to the ancient fort of Golconda, and from the sari-clad women to the mystical-looking grey-bearded old men, the ox-drawn carts, the elephant-men, the school children sitting on painted verandas…This is certainly a must-see for all art lovers.

Andhra Pradesh is Mutomba’s second solo exhibition at the KZNSA gallery, and his first miniature exhibition in South Africa. A recent award-winner at the Societe Nationale Des Beaux Arts Salon in Paris, the exceptionally talented Zimbabwean-born artist has had more than eight solo exhibitions since coming to South Africa 10 years ago.

The exhibition opens Teusday 12 October at 6pm and closes 31 October at the :

KZNSA Gallery, 166 Bulwer Road, Durban 4001;
+27(0)31 277 1705, Gallery@kznsagallery.co.za;
Web: www.kznsagallery.co.za

Posted By: Hirum Ndungu

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