{"id":57779,"date":"2022-04-28T14:11:40","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T12:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/art-elicits-empathy-sparks-comprehension-20220426-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T19:56:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T17:56:04","slug":"art-elicits-empathy-sparks-comprehension-20220426-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/art-elicits-empathy-sparks-comprehension-20220426-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Art elicits empathy, sparks comprehension"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_b7edff5d\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/3295\/eb8565afd9fd4b9ab3d58ccc083f1d03.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/289e8a7ea98a43378a2028a0c8e1718b.jpg\" title=\"For the set, comprising three pieces, Nkoali Nawa used charcoal on fabriano board. The pieces are titled Looting VI, Looting VII and Looting VIII. Photos: Supplied\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">For the set, comprising three pieces, Nkoali Nawa used charcoal on fabriano board. The pieces are titled Looting VI, Looting VII and Looting VIII. Photos: Supplied<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_20cd1f7b\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/3295\/4fc0727718fc406493a176aa2795379f.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/d31c498a43d6452b949983b63ac8d476.jpg\" title=\"For the set, comprising three pieces, Nkoali Nawa used charcoal on fabriano board. The pieces are titled Looting VI, Looting VII and Looting VIII. Photo: Supplied\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">For the set, comprising three pieces, Nkoali Nawa used charcoal on fabriano board. The pieces are titled Looting VI, Looting VII and Looting VIII. Photo: Supplied<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Welkom\u2019s very own internationally acclaimed artist, Nkoali Nawa, has released a new set of charcoal drawings depicting the lives and ethos of the everyman during the KwaZulu-Natal riots of 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new set of charcoal on fabriano board is a representation of the police, national defence force and looters during riots in July 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lack of police man\u00adpower compelled the state president to deploy the South African National Defence Force to combat the looting whereby businesses, infrastructure, trucks and cars were destroyed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some people also lost their lives in stampedes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy intention as an artist is to show humanitarian empathy with regard to the loss of human lives and the loss of jobs,\u201d says Nawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy other intention is to tell authentic South African stories through my work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cArt is life. Life is important. You cannot separate art and life. Art is my life. I won\u2019t compromise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His preferred mediums are oils, charcoal and multimedia, and he has created sculptures using resin and clay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nawa\u2019s favourite subject is people, and his artwork focuses on ordinary people going about their everyday lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThrough my art I want to give these people dignity because of the services they render to society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nawa was born in Thabong, where he received his schooling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He matriculated in 1985, after which he started working on Saaiplaas Mine as a mineworker in 1986. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also had a stint as a mine security officer. Eventually he received training as a miner before leaving the mines in 1990.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nawa completed his National Diploma in Fine Art through the Central University of Technolgy (CUT), Free State, in 1997, and his BTech in Fine Art in 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After graduating, he left the Free State for Cape Town, where he discovered the world of art. From there he also had the opportunity to travel the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His paintings have sold in leading galleries all over South Africa, from Johannesburg through Bloemfontein to Cape Town. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nawa\u2019s works have also been featured in galleries in Sweden, the United Kingdom, France and America. 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