adminTawanda Matanhire : Cool Lifestyle Reporter
Talent can go a long way in improving one`s life and in most cases if an individual makes an effort to harness their talent they can make a living out of it. For most young people, it is fortunate that these days most parents are embracing the idea of supporting and promoting children talents at a tender age.Many organisations are also sprouting for the same cause throughout the country, making sure the young person is given an opportunity to express themselves.
While academic knowledge has proved necessary over the years, not everyone is academically-gifted and nurturing talent is vital today especially when it is identifiable prematurely.
After noticing their talent at a young age Tawanda Sadoka (18,) Tanyaradzwa Ndori (18), Ricky Dampers (19) and Allen Mike have been working tirelessly to improve their talents as visual artists.
The young men teamed up for a combined exhibition last weekend at the Iran Culture centre in Mount Pleasant.
Convincing each other that they can make it on to the regional and international market as artists, the four friends are stopping at nothing as they are embracing every opportunity coming their way.
Exhibitions are one of the tools used by visual artists to showcase their expertise in the art as it markets their work as well as show their unique talents.
The exhibition themed “Reflection of Life” was held from August 12 to 14 and saw a number of visual art enthusiasts coming to support the quartet’s efforts.
“Reflection of Life” was inspired by the team’s experiences as young people in the present day society.
Growing up in the ghetto suburb of Glen Norah the young boys met up as friends who loved working with paints, pencils and paper which have continued to be trademark tools for their work.
They would separately make paintings at their different schools until they decided to combine their efforts in preparation for an exhibition.
Without enough materials they approached big player in the industry,Raphael Jamu who helped in sourcing for the venue and other needs.
“We were short or resources but somehow we really wanted this so we approached Mr Jamu who helped us secure a venue and gave us advise on how best we could do it,” said Dampers.
“We also had to save our pocket money to buy materials,”he added.
Combined efforts made it possible for the team to host their first remarkable exhibition and they also hope to come up with more artworks in the near future.
“We will continue making art and we wish for even bigger exhibition while anticipating that our art will be appreciated,” said Ndori.
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