Art
Patricia Karner
GUEST WRITER
Tulifanya Gallery in Hannington Road (behind Crested Towers)
is hosting a new exhibition.
Kateregga Ismail presents his “Portraits of the Capital”
in pastel colours. They are truly gifted images of the city.
Next to his paintings, especially a variety of pottery exhibited
leaves the visitors of the gallery reaching for their purses.
There are beautifully fragile bean- and animal-head shaped
forms out of clay and wonderful balls that please the eyes
and the heart by just being there. Next are small bowls,
my personal favourites, decorated with little dots and circles
and other boat-like pots.
Apart from them being wonderful pieces of art, they are
useful at the same time. By purchasing them, you additionally
contribute to the welfare of orphans.
The pottery is made by the pottery department of a vocational
training mission for girls called “Vision for Africa
(VIAI)”. They are situated in Kiyunga, Mukono.
Carola Tengler of the VIAI’s pottery department says
they use African tradition for making pottery that is thousands
of years old.
In her opinion, pottery is and can be useful but also “just
a piece of art” to be enjoyed. Carola wishes that
more Ugandans come to experience their art and value it.
One of the highlights of the exhibition is that the ladies
will enjoy special colourful bracelets and necklaces out
of beads made of clay and silver that are also made by VIAI
and presently for sale at Tulifanya.
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