The Art of South Africa

The Art of South Africa

by | Sep 15, 2019 | Arts, News

A country is only as good as its culture. It is a definitive timeline of their progression as a people. Their hardships, achievements and their story in a timeline. These have been passed down from parent to child for years. their way of life, norms, behaviours. Their...
The Art of Big Family Weddings

The Art of Big Family Weddings

by | Jun 13, 2019 | Arts, News

The art of big family weddings is preparing for the unexpected. Always. You’ve finally set the date. Getting busy, getting things ready for the big day. Your mom will be there. Your dad will be there. Why, even your cousin’s brother’s aunt’s twice removed will be...

Protecting the Great Art in Our World

by | Dec 7, 2018 | Arts

The recent destruction of ancient historical and cultural heritage sites by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria motivates me to ponder upon how we are protecting the great art in our world. That these morons are loose in parts of the world is a great shame to those of us...

Surveillance Art

by | Dec 6, 2018 | Arts

Are you into surveillance art? Do you like to watch? Like Chauncy Gardener, in the film Being There by Hal Ashby and starring the late Peter Sellers? Many people prefer to watch unobtrusively. The voyeur is a very 21C role. Surveillance is big business these days, as...

All of Life is Art

by | Dec 2, 2018 | Arts

When hunting around for a definition of Art, I return to the fact that, “all of life is Art”. Art is not any particular medium, it is more an attitude around how one lives. We all have choices in life concerning how we live our lives and what we value. Some may say...