Wednesday, 8 July 2015
The Afrikan Garden
We are currently making some pieces for the Afrikan Garden on Gresham Road. Should be finished once the plants go in.
Schools IN
Today at School we focused on creating a mural on a hoarding facing one of the classrooms. Our theme was 'Respect' and ' reaching our potential'.
The piece was completed during 3 lessons and the children enjoyed the process of learning how to make a mural.
The piece was completed during 3 lessons and the children enjoyed the process of learning how to make a mural.
Hmmmn....now what?
We mark in the lines and design
Now for the fill in
Nearly there
We add words and patterns
More Spraypaint
The treasured Black Stone
The excitement is too much
nearly there
First section complete
Finished mural
Goodbye
Saturday, 4 July 2015
Wait for it......its the Word of the Week!
This week pupils from Stockwell Primary School came together to paint a graffiti version of their ' Word of the week'.
In pairs they had 10 minutes to design a letter from the word and then work together on painting the piece on the wall. We looked at spacing, colours, effects and some background and all this was done within an hour.
Thanks to the pupils for focusing on the task on what seemed like the hottest day so far this year.
In pairs they had 10 minutes to design a letter from the word and then work together on painting the piece on the wall. We looked at spacing, colours, effects and some background and all this was done within an hour.
Thanks to the pupils for focusing on the task on what seemed like the hottest day so far this year.
First we paint our section
Then design the letter
First outline up and fill in
Designing the word
Courage with a flaming " E".
Next on the menu is........
wait for it.......
Happiness
Snatch paints his word
Some freestyle Minions on the wall
Kivante adds his piece
Genie
Thursday, 2 July 2015
Street Love
We noticed the other day that the flower bed over the road was looking a little worse for wear so decided to give it a makeover. We gave the Elderflower tree a trim and added a wood base to the bottom and planted some small plants.
Seriously though.......
Thats better
The Base
Some Plants
The finished look
Somerleyton Heatwave
Emmanuel said his final farewell and went straight to Heathrow to head back to South Africa. Meanwhile some of the children from Hill Mead got busy making homemade Lemonade with a touch of Orange which we sold to passers by.
Summers here
Emmanuel and Patience
Fresh out of Brixton Market
Emmanuel and Des
The product is well recieved
Sunday, 28 June 2015
Artist Profile: Emmanuel Molikoe
Emmanuel Molikoe hails from the Free State and is currently resident at The Viva Foundation in Mamelodi, South Africa. He recently travelled to the U.K for the first time as part of an exchange program organised by The British Council to come to the Watch This Space Project at Six Brixton.
His work captures the energy and vibrancy of Mamelodi and during his stay he created some unique pieces for us on Somerleyton Road. We had a chat with him about his work.
Thanks to The Viva Foundation and The British Council.
Where are you from?
I'm from The Viva Foundation of South Africa located in an informal
settlement in Mamelodi,Pretoria,Gauteng province.
What inspires you to paint?
I get inspired by different people cultures, traditional
clothing,their way of building,their life styles and nature.I try to
make most of my painting include old South African houses,mountains
and more although I still struggle with painting traditional clothes
so I mix with the modern clothes in my paintings.
How did you get involved with Viva Foundation?
I was busy looking around Gauteng for a place I can do practicals,so
that I could graduate for a diploma in Art and Design, and a friend
directed me to The Viva Foundation of South Africa. I met Mrs
Kriel (CEO)and I volunteered,so I started working with them,teaching the
kids art.
What is life like in Mamelodi?
There are shacks around mamelodi but there are also government
houses in other places,so its a mix. The Viva Foundation of South
Africa is located around the shack of which people living in them need
real houses and electricity,so they make their own illegal connections
every time. most people there are struggling because they stay in
those shacks with their families, and there's small space,and most of
them are not working.people there seem OK since we get used the
situation, I've been in mamelodi for some time now and I got used to
the life there, when I'm there life feels normal but there are many
things we can say about the life in mamelodi,the people there comes
from different places coming over there for jobs.
Are you enjoying your first trip to London and Brixton?
yes,I'm enjoying it.I see great things here and London is beautiful.
What was the inspiration behind your paintings on Somerleyton Road?
All I wanted to do is to show people how the local artists work in
South Africa,when I painted on somerleyton road I thought of what
people want to see,so I started with a small village with a
kid,followed by a paint of African instrument(jembe) and the last
spray painting of a kid.I thought people want to see that, and I think
they liked them.
Where can people see your art?
People can see my work in a Facebook page called My Art, my poetry, my soul. And also check out the paintings in Mamelodi at www.viva-sa.co.za
His work captures the energy and vibrancy of Mamelodi and during his stay he created some unique pieces for us on Somerleyton Road. We had a chat with him about his work.
Thanks to The Viva Foundation and The British Council.
I'm from The Viva Foundation of South Africa located in an informal
settlement in Mamelodi,Pretoria,Gauteng province.
What inspires you to paint?
I get inspired by different people cultures, traditional
clothing,their way of building,their life styles and nature.I try to
make most of my painting include old South African houses,mountains
and more although I still struggle with painting traditional clothes
so I mix with the modern clothes in my paintings.
How did you get involved with Viva Foundation?
I was busy looking around Gauteng for a place I can do practicals,so
that I could graduate for a diploma in Art and Design, and a friend
directed me to The Viva Foundation of South Africa. I met Mrs
Kriel (CEO)and I volunteered,so I started working with them,teaching the
kids art.
What is life like in Mamelodi?
There are shacks around mamelodi but there are also government
houses in other places,so its a mix. The Viva Foundation of South
Africa is located around the shack of which people living in them need
real houses and electricity,so they make their own illegal connections
every time. most people there are struggling because they stay in
those shacks with their families, and there's small space,and most of
them are not working.people there seem OK since we get used the
situation, I've been in mamelodi for some time now and I got used to
the life there, when I'm there life feels normal but there are many
things we can say about the life in mamelodi,the people there comes
from different places coming over there for jobs.
Are you enjoying your first trip to London and Brixton?
yes,I'm enjoying it.I see great things here and London is beautiful.
What was the inspiration behind your paintings on Somerleyton Road?
All I wanted to do is to show people how the local artists work in
South Africa,when I painted on somerleyton road I thought of what
people want to see,so I started with a small village with a
kid,followed by a paint of African instrument(jembe) and the last
spray painting of a kid.I thought people want to see that, and I think
they liked them.
In Mamelodi
Where can people see your art?
People can see my work in a Facebook page called My Art, my poetry, my soul. And also check out the paintings in Mamelodi at www.viva-sa.co.za
Mamelodi to Brixton. Somerleyton Road, 2015
Emmanuel Molikoe, 2015
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