Ntshingane uses God�s creations for her art
Friday, January 09, 2015
Ntshingane's artworks
The mountains and the arrangement of rocks that make them, the way rivers snake through the vast open spaces and arrangement of the bushes often inspire artistic imagination. African artists are predominantly inspired by the continent’s natural physical features. Most African artists also rely heavily on natural resources around them to produce mind-blowing pieces, which have proved attractive to the global market.
Local artist, Akanyang Doris Ntshingane, is no different from other African artists who use stone and natural wood to carve sculptures and make other art pieces.
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...