Celebrated Eastern Cape artists Louwrens Westraad and Mxolisi "Dolla" Sapeta sit on the traffic circle at the end of Walker Drive upon which their winning design, ujiva, will be built. The massive 7m tall and 7.5m wide public sculpture will be one of the tallest in the Bay region. Work on the massive sculpture will start early next year. It will be positioned on the new traffic circle at the end of Sherwood's Walker Drive, near to Baywest Mall and the new off-ramp to the N2 … [Read more...] about Louwrens Westraad and Mxolisi ‘Dolla’ Sapeta
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Ujiva Sculpture – Sherwood
A 3D rendering of what the ujiva sculpture will look like once installed on the Walker Drive, Sherwood traffic Circle. The design, titled ujiva (Xhosa for dancing), was chosen out of a shortlist of 18 submissions from throughout the region, netting Eastern Cape artists Louwrens Westraad and Mxolisi "Dolla" Sapeta a R50,000 cash prize and the bragging rights of designing and developing one of the tallest public art sculptures in the metro. Constructed out of steel, ujiva will also feature … [Read more...] about Ujiva Sculpture – Sherwood
Sherwood’s massive seven metre tall ujiva sculpture
Two of the Eastern Cape's most celebrated artists, Mxolisi "Dolla" Sapeta and Louwrens Westraad, have claimed the top honours in the search by Baywest for a sculpture which celebrates Nelson Mandela Bay and its residents. The design, titled ujiva (Xhosa for dancing), was chosen out of a shortlist of 18 submissions from throughout the region, netting the duo a R50,000 cash prize and the bragging rights of designing and developing one of the tallest public art sculptures in the metro. In … [Read more...] about Sherwood’s massive seven metre tall ujiva sculpture
