Mega Artists Magazine 1 | Page 23

MEGA ARTIST from newspapers - I don’t actually invent too much, what I add is associations and humour, so even if it’s a very heavy story, there’s a dash of laughter, if we can’t laugh at ourselves, laugh at our politicians, then surely life is just too damn heavy all the time. Also, I have never yet exposed the genitalia of anyone - just doesn’t interest me nearly as much as their faces/heads and hand! Every so now and then I try and be a simple decorative artist - I fail everytime, as the satirical real-life incidences and personalities come creeping back in to be commented on! I am not very well known and not showing my works in very well known galleries - that alone may ‘protect’ me from some crazed politician becoming offended at one of my works, I’m wary, but I’m not going to not show at every opportunity I get. I will take my chances and continue to be honest to my own brand of art/humour. How can ART be used as a revolutionary tool in the society? It may be useful if we could ‘KLAP’ dumb people and most politicians over the head with art and wake them up forever. The best revolution we could use art for is for awareness and healing therapy, people are traumatised, anxious, despondent, angry, frustrated, art can help people achieve creative solution seeking to achieve some inner peace/glow/satisfaction. We need more healing than we need so called ‘revolution’. Art in every school, in every class from pre-school to Matric, that would be the most bestest revolutionary tool of all! What is a revolutionary artist according to you? Hmm..someone who uses unusual materials / content /expression and / or someone who puts important messages into his/her art that help awaken awareness on big social/political/economic issues. You were in Limpopo for quite a while, how is the artistic atmosphere around those parts? Art is everywhere; artists are everywhere; but they are starved/starving, so growth and development is not happening, only ‘survivalism’ is. The province/Government seems utterly unable to understand the importance or significance of the arts and utterly unable to implement anything that has helped change people/artists lives for the better. In all honesty I found myself telling people to leave Limpopo if they wanted to pursue their arts - to return once they have made it elsewhere - then Limpopo will recognise them. Do you think government is responsible for the growth or reduction of Art in South Africa? Issue no: 01 their arts. Government is responsible for government events that have almost nothing to do with the development of the arts - there is no connect between what artists do and need and what government does and provides, so yes, government is responsible for obstruction of art. How can government improve in making ART accessible to the people and the world ? Put money in to regional arts hubs that are well run an