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Valerie Mpundu-Youth Interactive Reporter
Joseph Dangarembizi, best known as Joseph Aldabra, is a contemporary visual artist who seeks to inspire parental support for talented and skilled children.
Parents hardly encourage children who choose art as a career path.
Instead, they would rather have them choose white-collar jobs.
Times are changing and the trajectory is gradually shifting with families accepting art can be a way of earning a living.
In an interview, Aldabra described his art as one that resonates with the younger generation while taming the old.
“My art seeks to establish a deeper connection with the 21st-century generation while engaging their parents for the picture-perfect finish.
“I believe the support system of a child is strongly built at home and shaped by how a child is nurtured.”
Aldabra, a representative of Geomega Music Instruments based in Germany, plans to conduct several workshops at Zimbabwe Germany Society.
“We aim to accomplish one mission which is a good relationship between parent and child in terms of career management,” he said.
Having faced challenges starting in 2021, Aldabra bemoaned the lack of support from a family who in their mind had other plans for him.
“It took them some time to realise that art, just like any other profession could bring food on the table, if handled properly,” he recalled.
Aldabra, an ardent follower and admirer of aviation, says his inspiration is drawn from the Air Force of Zimbabwe.
“My love for aviation is inspired by the AFZ It has instilled a disciplined mentality in me to never give up despite the circumstances. Soldier on.”
The artist did a painting for Fastjet-themed “Women in Aviation” inspired by Chido Musasiwa.
To Aldabra, art is more than paint and brush, it is more than seeking and finding your inner most creativity as a person.
The general public has responded positively to his artworks, earning him business links and enabling him to exchange ideas with various artists from within and beyond borders.
Soon Aldabra hopes to be interviewed by Stephen Sackuar on BBC News programme “HARDtalk” to talk about his work.
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