Sometimes, all we need to bring out memories that could stand the test of time for generations to savour is recreating them. With this, loved ones who leave indelible legacies are celebrated. Today, we celebrate a young sculptor who is breaking grounds through art. He typifies the popular axiom “Art is life”.
Lovi Mawuli, the modern-day sculptor, started creating memories of sculpture at a young age. In fact, his journey to become an artist started way back at his basic school where he helped his teachers during the preparation of teaching aids especially, the parts that had to do with drawing. The young Mawuli was always assisting some of his classmates to do their homework. Because of his passion for art, he decided to learn more about the domain. He, therefore, chose to study Visual Art as a course at the senior high school.
The old student of KETASCO and University of Education, Winneba, disclosed to the Rymcitigh News Team that even though his areas of specialization at the SHS level did not include Sculpture, he was still hopeful. He was always praying fervently that one day, the opportunity would present itself. Instead, he took his Graphic Design and Ceramics lessons seriously.
When he got enrolled at the prestigious University of Education, Winneba, his interest was to do a combination of Picture Making and Sculpture but that did not materialise. He was rather offered Textiles and Ceramics. God being so good, Mawuli was given the chance to make a change from Textiles to Picture Making but financial implications prevented that from happening.
With this experience, one would have thought that Mawuli would stop harbouring interest in learning Sculpture and focus on what he had been offered but he persisted. He kept on telling people, especially the National Service Personnel who were rendering their service in the department about his interest. By the grace of God, a Teaching Assistant (TA) by name, Abby Hart, introduced him to one of the lecturers called Dr. Theophilus Mensah who was his Painting lecturer. He also doubled as a sculptor. The affable lecturer basically did everything a father would do for a son.
With this turnaround, Mawuli knew that his dream was about to be fulfilled. He revealed that he did not only learn Sculpture from his lecturer but also, he learnt good work ethics such as determination, paying keen attention to details, time consciousness and discipline. He paid glowing tribute to Dr. Theophilus Mensah and Mr. Attachie Emmanuel, Head of Department of Visual Arts, KETASCO, for contributing enormously to his growth in the world of art.
For his successes, Mawuli disclosed that the bust he made for the KETASCO 2021 National Science and Maths Quiz prodigy, the late James Edem Lutterodtt, which was unveiled on 9th September, 2023, gave him a deep sense of helping society with his skill. According to him, despite the fact that it was a painful loss to him personally, the KETASCO family, the Volta Region and Ghana as a whole, he felt proud that he was able to immortalise him through art.
He could not have forgotten quickly when the bust of the 2023 Ghana’s Most Beautiful, Queen Selorm Gaddah, was unveiled during the Grand Durbar of the 2023 Hogbetsotso Festival held at Anloga in the Volta Region of Ghana.
When the team asked for his final words, the enthusiastic young man who is always forward-looking revealed that he hopes to explore more areas in the field of art. He strongly believes those feats are just the beginning of greater laurels to be achieved.
His admonishment to the teeming youth who desire to follow
the same path is to take everything serious especially, their field of interest and also open their minds to learn other things. He tasked them to be disciplined, time conscious and determined.
We cannot help but applaud Mawuli for contributing and using art to brighten society.
Dear sculptor extraordinaire, never relent. The world still awaits your contribution. Keep reliving beautiful memories of people.
Source: www.rymcitigh.com
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