History becomes more than dates and events, it becomes about real people. As you walk among them, you start engaging and the The Long March to Freedom Procession is so much more than aĬollection of statues. History are incredibly knowledgeable about each hero or heroine, and the local The guides that are available to lead you through the The research and attention to detail in the clothing styles, military uniforms and accessories is remarkable. Because you are not looking up at them, it feels like you are walking with them, and their stories becomes real. Not only has colour been added to bring the bronzes to life, the figures are not on pedestals, they are accessible to all. The statues are made of bronze as is traditional the world over in honouring a hero, but with a unique South African twist. The story ends in 1994 because the post democracy story is Were able to achieve what they did because of the support of every single man Mandela, Walter & Albertina Sisulu, and Oliver & Adelaide Tambo. The one hundred life size statues have been placed in chronologicalĪt the front of the procession is Nelson & Winnie The procession tells the story of the 350 year struggle forĭemocracy. One hundred bronze statues all walking in the same The colour pallette is nicely balanced and it is amazing how well light blue and pink work together – I used to have a light blue fleece with pink trim that I bought in Jasper, British Colombia and it was my favourite item of clothing for many years.Cape Town’s latest attraction is the Long March to Freedom On the right hand side is a rather tight piece of a grimacing face having a smoke, with excess smoke wafting around the whole wall. There is an interesting ‘fairy tale’ type character in the centre of the piece nestling in the curled neck of the giraffe. I am used to seeing cats and dogs by Daz Cat, but even though I know he has done giraffes before, this is the first one I have seen and whaty a nice tidy piece it is too. Daz Cat, St Werburghs, Bristol, August 2019 It is painted by Daz Cat on the left and CD on the right and while I am familiar with the former, I have never come across CD before this and another collaboration between the two. Not long ago, this rather fun collaboration appeared at the farm end of St Werburghs tunnel. It is always a pleasure to welcome Roo to Bristol. You can see also how quickly a piece can get tagged (naughty boy Asre). There is a subtle difference between the two pictures in the body of the text here, that demonstrate the importance of properly finishing a piece with lines and details. Roo has also injected some humour into this piece with the suggestion that the giraffe’s head is above the clouds on account of its height. The fills are nice and solid and the lines crisp and sharp. There is something about the simplicity of Roo’s animal characters that makes them both cute and very easy on the eye. However, on this particular visit, they left three rather nice pieces between them for us to enjoy. I stopped for a chat and discovered that regrettably they weren’t going to be painting at Upfest this year, due to a clash of diary commitments – they will be missed. I was lucky enough to be visiting Cumberland Basin on a dog walk at the same time as Roo and SkyHigh were painting next to one another on the long wall by the corner. Manchester, Northern…įollow me on Twitter My Tweets Follow Natural adventures on Top Clicks
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