With bold colours, Tusiime paints out a bright future
Written by Angella Tusiime
“Brilliant!”
This is all Eugene Yazaarwa can say as he stares at some of the paintings by Mathias Tusiime [no relation to the writer].
It is only after a few seconds that Yazaarwa is able to fully enlighten me on his thoughts about Tusiime’s work.
“Tusiime’s work is just brilliant. His
ability to use bold colours and unique canvas to paint cartoon-like
figures is breathtaking,” he passionately explains.
Yazaarwa is just but one of dozens of
art enthusiasts that flocked to an exhibition at Makerere Art gallery
last Thursday to feed their eyes on Tusiime’s paintings. The evening
kicked off with a performance from songbird Mabala Nyalugwe and an
artistic presentation from Derrick Komakech.
The guests were then taken on a visual
journey into some of Tusiime’s best paintings. Tusiime’s artwork is,
indeed, indigenous and poetic. His paintings tell stories of communities
and their daily activities. He recycles paper, grass and sugarcane,
which he later uses as his canvas.
He also uses bark cloth as canvas onto
which he applies bold bright water-based paint to tell a story. Tusiime
is inspired to use bold bright colours because he believes that the
future is bright.
According to George Kyeyune, a creative art enthusiast, Tusiime has matured and consolidated his dream in art.
“Tusiime is a typical example people
trying to discover themselves can learn from. He discovered his dream
and put his heart into achieving it,” says Kyeyune.
The art exhibition coincided with the
launch of Uganda Community Art Skills Development and Recycling
(UCASDR), a project aimed at linking art and craft to environmental
concerns through recycling, skills development and innovation in Uganda.
This project, spearheaded by Tusiime, is to be set up in western Uganda.
The fun-filled evening got many of
Tusiime’s young students to their feet, pulling some of their best moves
as others engaged in friendly talk. Tusiime’s paintings are still on
display at Makerere Art gallery until August.
http://www.observer.ug/lifestyle/42-entertainment/38748-with-bold-colours-tusiime-paints-out-a-bright-future
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