Watching the "izikhuthane" concept on the program 3rd degree on SA TV, the other night showed me the incredible differences between all the cultures living in SA. However how very similar we all are as wild expressive artists. At first i was pretty shocked at the concept of impoverished folk with very little means buying very expensive clothes - Only to completely trash and burn them in an expression of - "I'm so rich i can trash and burn my expensive clothes and tear up all my money and not really care about it attitude."
My absolute shock turned to respectful amusement through the pure backlash reaction to this greedy systems tragedy. That these at times very impoverished kids put on this dramatic spectacle as a form of rebellion to consumerism protest entertainment.
The absolute pure showmanship, the theatre, the artistic expression hit me square in the face.
That in this case, the violent reaction against greedy consumerism is no different to European nations youth trashing their cities in wild night riots, to simply express outrage at societies absolute greed. Its a reflection of how different communities artists express themselves on the issue of this systems fervent pursuit of material greed. My take was a personal reflection of the garbage we pursue being put into perspective. Material wealth has no real value. I found it brilliant and very sad at the same time.
It did make me put all my expensive material stuff into perspective. Taking it all out in the backyard and burning it would in allot of ways be very liberating for me. Dont get me wrong, i need to do it myself, i dont need some system cleanse crazed hippy zealot doing it for me!!
My absolute shock turned to respectful amusement through the pure backlash reaction to this greedy systems tragedy. That these at times very impoverished kids put on this dramatic spectacle as a form of rebellion to consumerism protest entertainment.
The absolute pure showmanship, the theatre, the artistic expression hit me square in the face.
That in this case, the violent reaction against greedy consumerism is no different to European nations youth trashing their cities in wild night riots, to simply express outrage at societies absolute greed. Its a reflection of how different communities artists express themselves on the issue of this systems fervent pursuit of material greed. My take was a personal reflection of the garbage we pursue being put into perspective. Material wealth has no real value. I found it brilliant and very sad at the same time.
It did make me put all my expensive material stuff into perspective. Taking it all out in the backyard and burning it would in allot of ways be very liberating for me. Dont get me wrong, i need to do it myself, i dont need some system cleanse crazed hippy zealot doing it for me!!
Tlhese very poor children living in impoverished informal settlements tearing up their money, that they really cant afford to do, is actually very sad. Its a reflection of where our entire society has led us - Not just this group of youngsters in a township in Johannesburg, however the backlash of our collective greedy consumerist machine on artistic sensitive minds.
Artistic expressionism is a violent knee jerk reaction to how we feel inside. The wild hurricane just under the skin bursting forth on the artistic canvas of life. We often react most passionately against the elements we hold the closest to us. I really enjoyed the dancing of the kids around the taxi's and the absolute pure showmanship theatre of squaring up against the opposing "born agains" the rival trash your valuable material things outfit. It was like watching grease - no man, not the country Greece!! (which is also going through its own izikhthane concept against its systems backlash riots right now.)
Izikhthane for me is a pure wildetect Africa artistic expression - its what i would love to do, if i just had the guts. Quietly on my very own. In a desert, burn my worldly material goods on a bonfire - A pure wild artistic expressionistic at times violent reaction to ones perception of this hollow greedy, money fueled world around us. (whisper) world around us.
African fauvistic wildetecture design is izikhuthane. An artistic expression giving vent to the growing frustration of our material greedy world.
This expressive youth reaction taught me something. What i got out of it. Is to look to the real value of this life, its definetly not your money, clothes and valuable burnable material things!!
Artistic expressionism is a violent knee jerk reaction to how we feel inside. The wild hurricane just under the skin bursting forth on the artistic canvas of life. We often react most passionately against the elements we hold the closest to us. I really enjoyed the dancing of the kids around the taxi's and the absolute pure showmanship theatre of squaring up against the opposing "born agains" the rival trash your valuable material things outfit. It was like watching grease - no man, not the country Greece!! (which is also going through its own izikhthane concept against its systems backlash riots right now.)
Izikhthane for me is a pure wildetect Africa artistic expression - its what i would love to do, if i just had the guts. Quietly on my very own. In a desert, burn my worldly material goods on a bonfire - A pure wild artistic expressionistic at times violent reaction to ones perception of this hollow greedy, money fueled world around us. (whisper) world around us.
African fauvistic wildetecture design is izikhuthane. An artistic expression giving vent to the growing frustration of our material greedy world.
This expressive youth reaction taught me something. What i got out of it. Is to look to the real value of this life, its definetly not your money, clothes and valuable burnable material things!!
