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Bolswalnfs craflsmell show slrill through many iilrrerenl rnediuins.

and no slory about them would be complete willmut mention of W llson

Ngmli. Perhaps the most powerful hrush artist to emerge from the

1' ‘ counlry. Wilson's piects an be round in prlvale homes and inuseuins

around lhc worlrl. He has appeared on CNN documcnlaries and has

cuunllcss articles and inlerviews behind his name. And yet. as 1 met!

him in his small. simple Maun residence. I realize Khal very lirllc of lhis

- mailers. He rflmaills firmly bound in his goal of “conlribuling In llie

. l ': general happiness ofhumanlty” lluougli his arlwarlr. He is ulldoubledly

I 1,; hm, ,, achicvingil. From humble bcynnings in a small village near Gaborolll‘.

_i ,1“ lkglllli . , I’. Nguni was al gifted child in bull: Ihc urls and academics. Against the

;£j ‘“ ‘I Ell ‘lily: i~ .‘ wishes ufhis sellinrs he look rhu crcalive parh ilnd hasn't looked back,

' zéfi 4[]m[l'. ’ X ' hccominga brighl beacon in lhcarllslicwnrld nlllulswnna.

_l;'«f H-W l L in ind.-iys largely cupilnllsl sociely lhc pntscrvalioll of sunwlhillg

.r " _ is usually clnsely linked in [Is value. Bulswalna has ii slrong tourism

=3 r, W ‘ J; lnduslry lhal contributes massively lo Ihe coull|ry's economy. as lhe

fa; "yr “ , induslry grows. iis benclils reach out lllwards Wilson. Sam, Nelly and

., :__ ~1,.l V‘ Ofcnlsc. Whclhl.-r you visil a safari lodge that lmsls llie handi\\'nI'k ul

. J‘ I ’ Ofenlsc or Nelly. drive in ;i vehicle wilh seals covered in canrns hy Sam

_’ _j ‘ ‘ J]; and his team. or sluiiible upon the visionary crcalioiis ril'\Vilsuii Ngoni,

‘ ii: .- ‘ ‘L you are assigning value to lhc works of Balswana hands. both ancient
,1. —ri . _=__;', l and modern. Perhaps in UK‘ k‘|1d.l]h!inHIIlgibiE<Ul(|.|l't‘S ofnurbcluvcd

iii ,1 l‘ -:__- l ; Africa shall oullnsl even [he stone slruclurcs nrrhe western wurlil.
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rm.-lug Page: Wilson Ngcni at work finishing off nrle
of his recent and favom: pieces. A chaln easel and a
table full of paints take up half :2! his room, his bed and
- belongings use up the other half
lbw: Insert Wilson illustrates how he uses his paint: us
create texture on the canvas.
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