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Love for arts lands Mampane in sculpting

Most of his sculptures are of wild animals; giraffes, zebras, rhinos, lions among others
Most of his sculptures are of wild animals; giraffes, zebras, rhinos, lions among others

Thirty-seven-year-old Simon Mampane from Mochudi is one of the best sculpture artists in Botswana. Most of his sculptures are of wild animals; giraffes, zebras, rhinos, lions among others.

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.

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