Marope’s artistry taps into nostalgia
Friday, June 24, 2022 | 240 Views |
Kelly's pieces PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
And the description fits exactly into the story of how 37-year-old Kelebogile Marope fell in love with fine arts. Her articulacy was born out of nostalgia. As they often say, the absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Marope’s art pieces can be difficult to understand and fascinating at the same time to any layman. Most of her artwork reflects uniquely nostalgic aesthetics that brings forth original ideas and a recreation of the home objects.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...