Friday, 17 July 2015
Thursday, 16 July 2015
With bold colours, Tusiime paints out a bright future
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
UCASDR to work with Prof Khalid Kodi from Boston College, USA,Prof Andrew Burton New castle University,UK and Dr Nabulime lilia Makerere Universityn
This workshop was
organized by Uganda community Art skill Development and recycling(UCASDR) in
Kalerwe at Godwin Primary school.
It gave us an opportunity
to involve local communities while using locally sourced simple and in extensive
materials.
We bought Bale of sisal from Natongo Alex in Mulago Nsoba
the materials usually used for making Brushes and brooms.
One bale of sisal kept a playground full of young children
occupied for the afternoon.
They were able to plaid the sisal into length of Ropes which became skipping and
swings instruments for plaided.
Monumental Tug-of -war.
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| Dominic Muwanguzi,children,prof Andrew Burton,New castle University and Khalid kodi Boston College USA weaving the Rope during the workshop at Godwins primary school Kalerwe |
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| Rope Weaving Prof Andrew Boton from New castle University,Khalid Kodi from Boston college USA and the children working with UCASDR |
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| LCI kalerwe ,Prof Andrew Burton,prof Khald Kodi Discussing during the workshop |
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| Dr Lilian Nabulime from Makerere University standing with children and Buzizi taking Notice during the workshop |
Friday, 10 July 2015
UCASDR to work with Prof Andrew Burton from Newcastle University and Dr Lilian Nabulime Makerere University
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In association with
UCASDR, Artists Dr. Lilian Nabulime and Prof. Andrew Burton who have
established a new exchange between Makerere University and Newcastle University
in the UK are working on new collaborative sculptures that explore everyday
tasks and objects in Kampala. UCASDR have introduced them to local artisans,
including three generations of a family of brush/broom makers living in Mulago
- Nsoba near Kalerwe as well as a group of carpenters working in Kalerwe market who produce the familiar 'home
banks' made from cheap or recycled wood pictured here . Their work
celebrates and explores the fascinating - but often overlooked making skills
practiced around Kampala every day. The work will be on shown from 15th
to 21st July. The exhibition will open be opened on the 16th July at
Makerere art Gallery/MIHCR, accompanied with Andrew Burton's talk on
the 16th July.
Andrew Burton
Professor of Fine Art
Fine Art, School of Arts
& Cultures
Newcastle University,
NE1 7RU
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