What is art?
I believe that art is not only a true reflection of ones self expressions but emotions captured by inspiration. It is what the artist uses that captures your imagination.
Art in it self has many form such as glass, plastic, fabric and many more of its undesirable materials not just paint. To some art is limited to only that the eye can see not noticing the in-depth of its message or meaning. Art forces people to take a closer look at social issues or events that take place in our communities that have both negative and positive effect on our society for example the xenophobia attacks .
In all art in my opion is based on its form, for example George Pemba who initially worked with water colours at first them later changed to oil based paint. Art is anything that we want to call art it’s the cars that we drive, the spoon we use.
Although Pemba was highly influenced by politics his theme was realistic documenting the way of black people in townships and in rural Eastern Cape.
One of his paintings (Inkanyamba 1978 oil on board) where he made use of energetic brushstrokes enhancing the idea of movement.
In all art has evolved as a form in the past centuries, arts history is known for extreme artist who are well known but died poor having nothing for example Picasso and Van Goth. With out looking at internationally recognized artist, South Africa has its own amazing art history that helped black artist and add a voice to the many voiceless actions of the countries past.
Polly Street boosting black artist like Gerald Seketo, John Muafangejo and Helen Sebidi just to mention a few. Who all had very little recognition in the same communities they portrayed
Some elements of art creations are sculptures ,photography ,film printmaking ,elements of art that have both form and space because these elements are three dimensional they can also be made in two dimensional by using shading , line and shapes. Texture is another element that can be touched like a piece of cloth woven in color.
It is a known fact that any country only relies the art or artist lost when other countries take note of that artist contribution in another for example Irma Stern on her return from Germany to south Africa after the second word war in Germany. Her arrival was met with a hostile welcome from the opposing government of south Africa.
Done by: Siyasanga Cweba

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