By Pinehas Nakaziko
WINDHOEK-Ten College of the Arts (COTA) former students are currently exhibiting their latest artworks at Seventh New Beginning Exhibition at the Omba Gallery.
As it has become a tradition, COTA graduates are exhibiting more than 40 pieces of paintings, sculptures, drawings, jewelleries, and other accessories. Sculptures made from re-claimed wire and metals, paintings stuck with beads, drawings created using smoke and glue, as well as more traditional prints, collages and paintings, creatively made, are thrilling many art lovers.
Particularly among the most impressive exhibits is some mixed media works by John Kalunda reflect the living standard of families in the urban area. His artworks also shows that some people never have heard of the urban experience. Frans Nambinga’s artworks also come out as totally stunning with his ideas that are based more on rural areas, portraying peoples’ lives in the Ohangwena Region and Omaruru District. Nambinga is currently working from home and planning to submit his artworks to B2 Gold and Art Inside Project at National Art Gallery of Namibia. Fillow Nghipandulwa’s is also showing his works under the theme Natural Disaster, a mixed media exhibition and a combination of sand, ink and caring boxes. His love for paintings started in 1978. He says he used materials from dumpsite and he doesn’t spend much on buying materials.
Gabriel Maposa is currently showing off his recent artworks titled Climax. He says he has been liking landscapes ever since. Starting only in 1996, he has won so many international awards. His current works are totally amazing with the landscapes linking well to one another. Ciatsi Tafadzwa’s drawings titled Single Mothers portray how single mothers use to raise their own children without the help of their partners. Tafadzwa says that he is presenting all what single mothers go through as he was also brought up his mother alone.