Makano works with witty artistic imagery in his new body of work to elicit his audience’s attention to the suffering and brutality in his motherland. ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Abstract paintings hanging on the white washed walls immediately grip your attention as soon as you make your entry into Umoja …
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Through resilience and determination street artist Deogratius Masembe courts both local and foreign audiences to tell his story of triumph and failure ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Under the mid-day scorching sun in Kazo- Bwaise, a busy suburb in Kampala city, a young man expertly cuts and bends small wires into …
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The artist constructs deep conversations around the subject of divergent personalities and characters inspired by conversations in his immediate surroundings ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Conversations are an integral part of our lives as humans and usually reveal our personalities and character. Equally, women are naturally gifted with the gift of …
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The youthful artist’s series of paintings of different personalities wearing sunglasses interrogate how these fashionable objects empower self esteem. ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | He’s shy and an introvert. If you’re in a room with him, you may miss him out save for his glasses which he never takes off. “I …
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Julius Katende’s Totem Art NTFs illustrate an artist who is naturally curious and thinks outside the proverbial box ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | For almost an hour, I listen attentively as artist Julius Katende explains to me in an animated tone about Non- Fungible Tokens ( NFT), which are assets like …
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Kampala based Umoja Art Gallery spotlighted by Artsy; the world’s largest online art marketplace; as one of the 10 Black owned galleries to watch now ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Umoja Art Gallery, one of the leading art galleries on the Kampala contemporary art scene has been recognised as one of …
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The artist through expressive brushstrokes and a vibrant palette fused with regular themes invites us to his exploratory journey of the relationship between humanity and the natural world ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The saying, ‘We are one with nature,’ comes to life in the solo exhibition `Hidden Beauty in Nature’ …
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Through negotiating with organic and synthetic material the artist constructs powerful conversations on the tension between our spiritual and cultural identity, and the modern world we live in ARTS | By Dominic Muwanguzi | Juuko Hoods’ new body of work is captivating and will leave many viewers who will visit …
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The two man show features Paul Lubowa and Samuel Kakaire’s paintings which explore the benefits of unity and cultural integration in the contemporary times ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | What would one expect of two artists from different artistic backgrounds and cultures? The answer is a showcase of diversity in artistic …
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Through the interrogation of social cultural aspects of everyday life, the artists contribute to the conservation and preservation of respective communities’ social-cultural heritage. ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Whenever there’s a conversation on social- cultural heritage and conservation, it is very difficult to exclude artists in this dialogue. Artists through their …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
