Issue no: 06
Wiseman Muropa a.k.a O.GLO.I, started doing art at a very early age. He says he used to draw
a lot when he was at primary level. “When I was in what was then called Form 01, I did art as a
subject and that was my favourite subject. By then I was schooling at an A school then I
transferred to a B school at form 3 where there was no art lesson.” He was in love with art so he
kept on doing art on his own. “After I completed my O level I only went to a college of art where I
also did graphic design like sign writing. So normally I do oil paintings on canvas and sign
writing.”
“When I was introduced to oil painting, what I did not realize was the texture of oil. It can create
2D or 3D image like no other form of painting. You need to be relaxed and have a lot of energy
and creativity and the required equipment must be available. Specific types of canvas and oils
is required to create the best results.”
His work is spread all over but has not been displayed in an art exhibition which is something
Wiseman wishes for. “My work was never exhibited ever but I wish it can happen if the
opportunity arises. I wish to exhibit my work in galleries around South Africa. But most of the
times I get orders from hotels and lodges that want paintings in all their rooms, sometimes as
much as eighty paintings at once. My favourite is oil on canvas with plaster of Paris and my
favourite art is a portrait of the late Nelson Mandela.”
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