Dadani strives for excellence
Friday, June 20, 2014
Growing up in Monarch, Francistown, Dadani says that it is there where his love for art was born. The artist recently scooped second place at the Presidential Awards regional level at Thapong Visual Arts Centre in the Drawing Category. His winning piece is a drawing copied from a photograph of a woman holding her newborn baby.
Dadani says it was that “something’” about the photograph drew him to it and he felt he had to create his own version using pencil. Before working on the picture, he approached the owner of the photo, Angie Chuma, to get rights to use it and she agreed.
The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...