Tag Archives: Dominic Muwanguzi

Aloka creates figurative paintings that invite interrogation on the controversial subject of Africa’s skilled lobour export to the developed world Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | With Brain drain as a modern day trend that is widely blamed for robbing the African continent of its skilled professional labour, especially the …

Will full restitution of African tribal art ever be realized and if so, how prepared are African countries to receive such priceless treasures? Kampala,  Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The conversation on the return of African art, popularly known as tribal artefacts by art scholars, has once again resurfaced in …

Multi-disciplinary artist, Sai works with degradable waste to build conversations about his community | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Much has been said about Recycled art cleaning up the environment of waste and garbage and providing livelihoods to a number of artists since its inauguration in the mid-20th century. However, little is …

Mural paintings confront issues of social-cultural identity and critical exchanges between artists and public Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Murals as a form of public art are popular in passing over a specific message to the public. They are probably the most effective visual mode of communication to any …

The workshop inspired new ways in the process of art and exhibitions on the local at scene. Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The experimental project Atwork conceived from the itinerant workshop Visionary Africa- Art at Work that travelled from Tripoli to several African capitals including Ouagadougou, Addis Ababa, Cairo …

Artist delves into the subject of dance as metaphor for Black women liberation and empowerment | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI |  Artist, Sungi Mlengeya’s recent solo show (Un)choreographed is about celebration of dance in everyday life. This should not come as a surprise since the artist easily admits to love the art …

A trajectory of blacksmithing as a creative practice in pre-colonial and contemporary Buganda CULTURE & ARTS | Dominic Muwanguzi |  Since the pre-colonial times indigenous communities on the African continent have engaged in different art forms as a means of social-l cultural expression and survival on a day to day basis. …

The artist pays tribute to luminary Black African scholars and activists like Cheikh Anta Diop, Franz Fanon and Dr. Henri Clarke in his work | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Stuck Traveller was a conceptual, quite hypnotic installation that featured in the Kampala Art Biennale 2016 exhibition, that introduced the artist, Matt …

Students reconstruct the spiritual identity of the goddess through the appropriation of indigenous objects in the artworks Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The Nakayima fable, a story of a royal princess who disappeared behind a tree in pre- colonial Buganda, has for centuries become a subject of diverse cultural …

The Centenary Monument and Freedom Sculpture, epitomize technical dexterity and studio prowess Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | For one who has been to the Centenary Park in Kampala, located next to Hotel Africana, they should have caught sight of the strikingly in design  artwork in the gardens of the …