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Sabbatical: A Mother’s Scorn, a Daughter’s Descent, and the Ghosts of a Nation’s Past

Xolani Mthombeni — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:24:16 +0000

Diprente, it seems, isn’t content with mere entertainment; they’re excavating the raw nerve of South African society with Sabbatical, a film that grips you by the throat and refuses to let go. Forget your predictable narratives of aspiration; Karabo Lediga’s latest offering is a searing indictment of ambition untethered from morality, a brutal examination of [...]

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Royalstaff Royal by Nthwesane Kautlwale

Consciousness Admin — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 11:37:46 +0000

If one believes in reincarnation, then I would say that this person was sent back from his past life to come and complete his unfinished business and that’s how one can explain that he’s a humanitarian, a Botho, a Craftsman and a Renaissance Spirit. Kgosi Kautlwale was born in a small village of Manamakgoteng Moruleng [...]

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The Artistry of Thibedi Nthwesane Kautlwale

Consciousness Admin — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 10:40:03 +0000

It’s a blazing hot Saturday as I step into Thibedi Nthwesane Kautlwale’s art studio in Mamelodi, Tshwane/Pretoria. He seems to be working on three pieces at the same time: A strikingly beautiful couch, a painting and one of his signature neckpieces which he produces under his art brand RoyalStaff Royal (https://web.facebook.com/royalstaff.royal). In the background are [...]

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A roaring fire in the belly

Xolani Mthombeni — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 15:12:10 +0000

When a generation is in its golden years, it should be a prerequisite for it to impart an incalculable worth of cognisance to all. This will ripple into creating a bridge to learn, embrace and keeping customs. Beyond all considerations, this enables us to predict prospective advancement. The remarkable Ester Mahlangu has over decades, proved [...]

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Umngoma The Medium Solo ArtExhibition Siyabonga Ndlandla

Consciousness Admin — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 08:38:56 +0000

#UmngomaTheMedium #ArtExhibition #SiyabongaNdlandla Our guests had some fun at the photo-booth and overall exhibition opening. Here are a few snaps. Exhibition still opens till the 15th, then again from the 8th of Jan to the 26th. Looking forward to seeing you.

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Pretoria Art Museum | What’s On | No 1/2018

Consciousness Admin — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 09:40:36 +0000

MARGARET NEL RETROSPECTIVE | Until 28 January 2018 | North and South Galleries Walkabout with the artist on Saturday, 20 January, 10:30 for 11:00 – Book at info@margaretnel.com A major retrospective exhibition by South African artist Margaret Nel is on show at the Pretoria Art Museum until 28 January 2018, featuring a selection of over 70 paintings, spanning a career of over four [...]

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#TheOpenCityProject – Solo Exhibition

Wesley Pepper — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 09:22:00 +0000

Wesley Pepper presents #TheOpenCityProject – Solo Exhibition Art is a Verb! Not a Noun www.wesleypepper.com www.mapcontemporary.co.za ___ The Open City Project approaches the city’s space through the social reality of the streets as a dynamic space of experimentation and energy. Im interested in people that uses and imagines the dialect mesh, history, race, culture, language and [...]

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Kabelo Moraloki – Featured Artist

Consciousness Admin — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 07:52:03 +0000

Kabelo Moraloki was born (b. 1988 June 27) in Gauteng, Pretoria and grew up in Mamelodi. After matriculating at cornerstone college he enrolled at the Tshwane University of Technology for fine and applied arts where he majored in painting and printmaking after the training he then practiced the art in search of his own signature [...]

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Thina Dube – Artist Feature

Wesley Pepper — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 15:42:43 +0000

Using his own skillfully crafted handmade paper, Thina Dube’s work explores the politics of language in South Africa, and the ways in which individual identities are dramatically shaped by what languages they can or cannot speak. In particular he is interested in English as means of control and manipulation in relation to indigenous South African [...]

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#Im Sick Of This Shit – Social Activism

Wesley Pepper — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 10:24:04 +0000

The Concept: Brainchild of South African renowned fine artist Wesley Pepper (www.wesleypepper.com) and in celebration of www.consciousness.co.za Magazine’s 10 year anniversary, the concept stems from the Street Art Consciousness that Art is Not Exclusive! That art is a verb and not a noun. We are producing a commercial product with the aim to galvanize a specific consciousness [...]

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