07 Feb 2016

Four renowned Kuru Art artists recently exhibited their paintings and artworks in Taiwan.

The quartet are Xhoma Simon, Boitumelo Thamae, Xaga Xaixau and  Kaashe Thamae

In an interview, an art curator at Kuru Arts, Maude Brown Jr, organised the exhibition. She said she was inspired by the similarities of indigenous people in Taiwan as well as the San in D’Kar. 

Currently a Master’s degree student under cultural and creative industries programme, Maude said upon seeing the beautiful nature in Taiwan, she was reminded of D’kar where she grew up. 

“That’s when the idea of an exhibition came to mind; although it was a small intimate showcase I managed to get four of Kuru Art artists’ works and exhibited them in Taiwan,” she said. 

Maude said she hoped the exhibition open relationships between the San in Botswana especially in D’kar and the indigenous people in Taiwan. 

The response to the Kuru art pieces, Maude said, was positive saying the people were amazed by the culture they had never seen in such art pieces on display.

She stated that she hoped for a bigger well-structured exhibition between the indigenous Taiwanese and the San; where maybe one of the groups could fly in to where the exhibition would be held depending on funding availed and sponsorship.

Creative exhibition, Maude explained, was a cultural exchange exhibition even though the San were not present during the exhibition.

However, as someone who grew up in D’kar, she  explained the significance of the art works  especially that it was just a small exhibition with only a few art pieces from Kuru Art. 

The four expressed their pleasure saying the exhibition was  an addition to a long list of their past and successful exhibitions abroad. Ends