Nelson Mandela Square again turned into open-air gallery with all-new art exhibition | Life

Beloved retail and dining hotspot Nelson Mandela Square is enticing art lovers with another reason to visit the popular piazza with a new art exhibition titledThe collaboration between renowned sculptor Anton Smit, graffiti artist George 'Mars' Kalapov and Artli Gallery is available to view into 2024.

In a statement, Smit said the idea for the artwork originated"many years ago" with his fascination with Easter Island heads.Imagine a juxtaposition of eight large heads, each three meters tall, transformed into a street art-inspired painting. Each viewpoint alters the individually painted heads, which resemble Johannesburg's urban fabric and changes the sculptures into a painted landscape.

"The heads are at first monolithic stone heads – a modern version of the Easter Island heads, like messengers from a forgotten past," Smit continued."Then, they take a quantum leap into the future by being transformed into street art with cool contemporary faces painted on them, giving a brand-new identity relating to the city and city life."

"An urban landscape of the City of Gold – proclaiming a message to the future – one of enhanced creativity and freedom. A message of life in abundance, a message of inspired children who enter boldly into this world."Photo: Supplied

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