Love for arts lands Mampane in sculpting
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | Sunday March 6, 2022 06:00
In an interview with Arts & Culture, Mampane explained that his love for sculpture started at a tender age at junior school where he studied art. By then he specialised in paintings and drawings. “Most of the materials I use for my work are from recycling such as wires, cement and oil paints. Even though I did art at school, I never learnt sculpting.
I believe that this is just a talent I was born with. I have been doing sculpture arts for more than 10 years now,” he said. Even though his love for arts is immeasurable, he explained that he enjoyed working with sculptures more. He added that the improvement and creativity that he sees in his work is motivating no wonder he had continued with sculpture work.
He also pointed out that most people were interested in buying his sculptures something that motivates him to keep on creating more master pieces. Furthermore, Mampane said he enjoyed the stage of moulding the sculpture and applying cement because it was a very challenging stage. Mampane said most people loved his work, adding that they support him by giving him used materials so that he could recycle them to complete his sculptures. He also said his clients placed orders and bought his finished products depending on the size and the type of the sculpture. “I love animals a lot especially wild animals. That is why I support conservation of animals and encourage people to practice recycling.
I do sell my finished products to people. They use them to decorate their homes as well as lodges and farms. I once exhibited my work at Thapong Visual Art Centre at Gaborone in 2012 and at Gaborone Museum in 2016,” he said. However, he said he faced many challenges, which include lack of manpower since he worked alone.
He explained that it took him days to mould and complete sculptures. Mampane added that lack of transport hindered him to deliver his finished products to customers well on time since his business was still small. He revealed that so many people were interested in his work especially lodges. Mampane explained that it helped him penetrate the market saying that he could now travel to different parts of the country making sculptures for his customers.