Lifestyle depicter preserves Botswana culture
Friday, November 27, 2015

There is a saying that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’ and the same can be said about Modisane’s work. His paintings convey the different lifestyles of Batswana with just one still visual image. His artwork has the ability to tell a story not known to the audience.
Modisane’s artwork inculcates Setswana culture onto the young people who have had the misfortune of growing up in an era dominated by globalisation and influence of the western culture.
Botswana for the longest time was known for her virulent peace with family being an enviable institution.As the media, we are also scared to be incessantly reporting on these bloody scenes where women are brutally murdered and worse, sometimes in front of their children and loved ones. Yes, we have reported cases where men were also brutally murdered by their loved ones, but such cases are a drop in the ocean.For the past two weeks, Botswana was...