Maforaga rediscovers artistic calling

Maforoga's work speak for themselves
Maforoga's work speak for themselves

To Oupa Maforaga, 33, from Palapye, fine art is a God-given talent that is stuck with him despite numerous years of abandoning and sidelining it.

“I am stuck with drawing and painting, and I have figured after so many years of dumping this talent I might as well give it another chance. 

It just can’t go away,” he said. Maforaga is the go-to person for portrait paintings and pencil drawings in Palapye. He is a fine artist. His portraits hang in different top offices, hotels and lodges in the village. He has done portraits and different art pieces for prominent people across the country. He ekes a living out of art, but his fulfilment is not the money he gets from selling art pieces, it is the quality of what he produces.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up