Six Ugandan artists exhibit in Denmark
Nov 14, 2003
His office at the Margaret Trowell School of Industrial & Fine Art’s ceramics studio is jam-packed with pots, vases and tableware. the only space left is where his desk is. It was here that I interviewed Bruno Sserunkuuma about his recent trip to Denmark.
By Nathan Kiwere
His office at the Margaret Trowell School of Industrial & Fine Art’s ceramics studio is jam-packed with pots, vases and tableware. the only space left is where his desk is. It was here that I interviewed Bruno Sserunkuuma about his recent trip to Denmark.
He pulled out an A-2 size Danish daily newspaper and in the middle page was a comprehensive flaunt of his ostentatious ceramic wares and his pictures.
This was reminiscent of the exhibition taking place in Dronninglund Kunstceneter, Denmark from Oct 12 - Nov 16, 2003. The exhibition is a dual enterprise between Ugandan and Danish artists. Six artists from Uganda are taking part and are all represented by Sserunkuuma, a ceramist.
Others that participated include; Stephen Kasumba with 10 paintings, Paul Lubowa with six, Godfrey Banadda with two, Kizito Maria, 11, Ivan Yakuze, 10 sculptures and Sserunkuuma with 40 ceramic wares.
All the participants are accomplished artists, five of them lecturers at Makerere University.
Sserunkuuma says the exhibition is an eye opener to the outside world about the visual art wonders of Ugandan art. “Those foreigners are not exposed to African art.
Some of them don’t even know about the existence of Uganda as a sovereign country.†Because of this obtrusive information deficiency, Bruno decided to spend nearly four weeks in Denmark undertaking sensitisation programmes.
The one thing that Sserunkuuma noted was the genuine promotion of, not only Ugandan art but also Uganda as a nation. This he has done on all his trips abroad for exhibitions to countries including France, Germany, Netherlands, UK, Egypt and Burkina Faso.
During this particular one, he carried out various sensitisation workshops where he would demonstrate hand-on his techniques as people looked on for hours. Ssrunkuuma also presented numerous papers in several places about ‘African Art and Thinking.’
One of the places was the Nordjylands Kunstmuseum in Aalbor.
His works include flower vases of varying sizes and shapes. The surface decorations are his characteristic Ganda woman inspiration. The images are embedded in rich yellow and black tones finished with an impeccable high gloss shimmer. This exhibition was sponsored by MS Linfjorden, an international Danish agency.
His office at the Margaret Trowell School of Industrial & Fine Art’s ceramics studio is jam-packed with pots, vases and tableware. the only space left is where his desk is. It was here that I interviewed Bruno Sserunkuuma about his recent trip to Denmark.
He pulled out an A-2 size Danish daily newspaper and in the middle page was a comprehensive flaunt of his ostentatious ceramic wares and his pictures.
This was reminiscent of the exhibition taking place in Dronninglund Kunstceneter, Denmark from Oct 12 - Nov 16, 2003. The exhibition is a dual enterprise between Ugandan and Danish artists. Six artists from Uganda are taking part and are all represented by Sserunkuuma, a ceramist.
Others that participated include; Stephen Kasumba with 10 paintings, Paul Lubowa with six, Godfrey Banadda with two, Kizito Maria, 11, Ivan Yakuze, 10 sculptures and Sserunkuuma with 40 ceramic wares.
All the participants are accomplished artists, five of them lecturers at Makerere University.
Sserunkuuma says the exhibition is an eye opener to the outside world about the visual art wonders of Ugandan art. “Those foreigners are not exposed to African art.
Some of them don’t even know about the existence of Uganda as a sovereign country.†Because of this obtrusive information deficiency, Bruno decided to spend nearly four weeks in Denmark undertaking sensitisation programmes.
The one thing that Sserunkuuma noted was the genuine promotion of, not only Ugandan art but also Uganda as a nation. This he has done on all his trips abroad for exhibitions to countries including France, Germany, Netherlands, UK, Egypt and Burkina Faso.
During this particular one, he carried out various sensitisation workshops where he would demonstrate hand-on his techniques as people looked on for hours. Ssrunkuuma also presented numerous papers in several places about ‘African Art and Thinking.’
One of the places was the Nordjylands Kunstmuseum in Aalbor.
His works include flower vases of varying sizes and shapes. The surface decorations are his characteristic Ganda woman inspiration. The images are embedded in rich yellow and black tones finished with an impeccable high gloss shimmer. This exhibition was sponsored by MS Linfjorden, an international Danish agency.