Skulptors stand tall

Makosha's three wheeled motorcycle scooped the best TAYA 2018 award PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Makosha's three wheeled motorcycle scooped the best TAYA 2018 award PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Every year during visual arts competitions, judges complain about the participation of fine artists in the sculpture category.

The category has not been growing that much over the years because artists sometimes feel that working with hard wood, metal or stone to make a sculpture is one of the hardest things to achieve.

Last week while the best and deserving visual artists in Botswana got the fruits of their labour at the 14th edition of Thapong Artist of the Year Awards (TAYA), sculptors were the biggest winners after Prika Ntolo Makosha did an outstanding job with his motorcycle made from bones, wood and metal.

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