About the Artist
Georgie Bhunu
Georgie
Bhunu has over 20 years in the Fine Artists industry. He has a passion for Art
and has contributed to the development and growth of Art having previously
lectured Arts at the North-West University, Mmabana Foundation, and the
International School of South Africa. He has successfully established himself
as an arts entrepreneur as a sole Director of LG Creative Artists, a North West
Province based company specializing in Fine Arts, Industrial/ Urban Design.
Amongst his
achievements is that he participated in numerous Art Exhibitions which include
the Sol Plaatje Art Exhibition, the Millenium Africa Arts & Exhibition in
Florida USA and his own Solo Exhibition at the Sandton Village Walk. Georgie’s
Artwork has been collected by high-profile individuals amongst them is the late
Walter Sisulu, President J Zuma and President Thabo Mbeki. His latest renowned
work is the revamping of Lotlamoreng Dam with Mural artwork that depicts the
history of the Barolong through portraits of the Barolong monarchy.
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| Georgie Bhunu's work in progress at his Gallery in Mahikeng |
Georgie
Bhunu is the essential painter. A maverick storyteller of dramatic moments of
life in its myriad self. A visual philosopher who has an undying love for
lesser told stories of the expressive yet impressive, attractive yet repulsive,
innocent yet pulsating aferican village life. Colours not words must be used to
define and do justice to painters like Bhunu.
The mastery
of his chosen subject matter might be deemed as simple yet to him its the
loyalty to his own upbringing, longings, childhood mirth of those chapters of
life, a universal phenomena found in every living. Bhunu has recently cut himself a niche as a
cultural heritage chronicler as he has related the stories of the Barolong
people their heroes
Aside his long awaited work on "The life and times of Sol Plaatje", PAYT takes a journey with Georgie to capture the Exhibition and its following as it goes on a National Tour.
So it didnt come as a surprise when "What is Poetry" the International tour festival which will be coming to Mahikeng on 22 April, they included Georgie Bhunu as one of the Local Fine Artists they profiling and giving a platform through the organized Tour festival. Yet another initiative of "Arts in Motion" taking it to the people... Go check the 'What is Poetry?' Program for yourself www.whatispoetry.net
What is Poetry? is a celebration of language festival and will take place in Johannesburg, Mahikeng, Polokwane, Makhado and Harare Zimbabwe. Featured Poets come from all over the world including our very own South Africans: Kgafela oa Magogodi, Alan Finlay, Mbali Kgosidintsi, Xoli Norman and Lesego Rampolokeng amongst others.
21st April - 3rd May 2013
Catch PAYTLive crew there!!!
