Go visit the Javett Arts Centre now!

 "Art is the truth and everything else is a lie", artist Geroge Condo. 

Art is the eye of the soul, the window to the heart, and the conduit of human emotions. Silent as the night yet screams as the day, the gateway into the yearning of the soul, a flesh wound fresh and sore. It speaks about the truth that humanity is afraid to face or to speak. Freedom lies in that seeks to harness the sun like the Scarab and let all witness the truth as is, in its purest form. The souls of the dead and gone have found the fountain of youth and that is through the unreligious passages of human expression. That is art, lies have been peddled through art, as well as the truth has been peddled through art. Therefore in one's view, art is the fire of the gods of Olympus and the artist is a conduit or the modern Prometheus that has stolen the fire of the gods and is paying the price for the crimes of enlightenment. The truth lies in the detail where the selfishness of man only focuses on itself being fed and kept warm, while the Prometheus is left in the cold and has to face the punishment of the gods as their eagle devours its liver every day, the same place, same time. 

The gateway of the truth rests in eyes of those that are gifted in seeing the facade hidden behind the cowl of lies. In the age of the technical mortal man, satisfied by the instant likes, aroused by the instant gratification of strangers. Art becomes the reflection of the truth that rests in the opaque souls of the mortal. In essence, what I am building upon is 2022. Has given the community of Hatfield, Pretoria, and South Africa a once in a lifetime opportunity where the eyes of the many have been blinded by the gaze of Medusa, many have been blinded by the elusive glimmer of chums gold. In actuality the truth lies in the vibrant yellow colour, that is silent but screams. The truth rests in the music that reminds you of the legendary crooners such as Hugh Masekela, Winston Ngozi Mankunku, and Jonas Ngwangwa, the times when Miriam Makeba sang her heart out and the world stood still and marvelled at the beauty behind the melody. The Mecca of black consciousness, the Jerusalem of black radical imagination, the Lalibela of Afro-Surrealism, the Timbuktu of Afro-Realism, and the Kilimanjaro of black free-thinking; with all praises and the red carpet lid before you. I am glad to call this place the Louvre of Africa. The home of the Mapungubwe golden Rhino. When I look at it, it's a place where blackness is celebrated in its purity, where life is expressed with no lies shrouded in it. I speak of a place called the Javett Arts Centre. Located in the heart of Pretoria, under the great care of the University of Pretoria and the Javett Art Foundation. 

It is a centre where free thinking is allowed to be what it should be and how it should be. We search for answers to this world but the definitive answer no one knows, except for a time in itself. Therefore it is fickle for a human being to believe and understands that it has all the answers to this world. Mere mental masturbation of the damned if one would suggest. As humanity is a never-ending drop into the abyss where you neither know nor can see its beginning and end. Thus in one's submission, the Javett Arts Centre is the place to visit now. I ask you this one question, have you taken the time to go and visit the Javett Arts Centre if yes shoutout, if not why are you not visiting this place? You are missing out on a once in a lifetime experience my dear friend. 

I appreciate the curatorial effort invested in the art centre's works, works that are relevant to this time and beyond as it evokes the questions that have been lying dormant for a long time. In the rise of Critical Race Theory, where a theory is seen as if it's an abomination known to man. In actuality, it is the napalm that is needed to evoke the honest question that the world has been dodging for over five centuries. I say this because the arts irregardless of the discipline that one decides to master have been the vehicle that brings about awareness of the past and future that mirror each other and leave a mystery that does not have any relation with both ends of the time spectrum. My point in this space is, that the Javett Arts Centre's pieces of 2022 are a marvel into the unknown past that reflects the future. In the wake of unanswered yesterday's questions, they wave their heads in the twenty-first century. A constant reminder to us all that if the past is buried and forgotten. Time does not forget, time will constantly remind you of the white elephant in the room, the black dot on the white canvass. The point that is being delievered at this juncture is that 1). the past cannot be forgotten, 2). the future is the reflection of the past  3). The truth of the soul rests in art. In essence protest art as radical as is, it speaks on behalf of the afflicted and it seeks to address the truth that is not accessible to the masses. 

The global south community lives in a space where it has been erased from the pages of history,  storytelling, and religious codes. Where the subconsciuous truth of the human being lies and rests in the minds of the artist. Witnesses itself reincarnated in many ways than one, therefore the discipline of art becomes the window into the heart and soul of that seek to find answers that they seek to answer for themselves and art is the conduit into the pale gaze of history. Be careful when you gaze into her eyes she will turn you into stone and you'll stay there forever "the sunken place". That is how black art evokes the truth into observing that which lies in between the glitz and glamour of this world that is hidden under the veil of instant human gratification. Freedom lies in art, the truth lies in art, the exhibition of the Javett Arts Centre is one not to be missed, as it is a microcosm of the macrocosm into the evoked negro rage, where the status quo of the negro has been that of a performer, a dancer, a muse to the masses both rich and wannabe rich, and a passage to pseudo woke ones of society. The centre not only has curated artwork. The art centre has a curated documented passage through time, time as a spectrum and time as a medium. A linear passage into the human mind, though it is scattered is interconnected by a line. A line that intersects through, race, wealth, law, sociology, biology, philosophy, and history, among other humanities-related disciplines. The Yakhal'Inkomo exhibition that is on display is a religious reverence of the black person in its pure state. The significance of cattle within the African community is a mermaid siren, that pierces through the numb ear. Cattle is wealth, cattle access, cattle is ownership, cattle is power, and cattle is status. You see all the above-mentioned pillars signify the importance of blackness in a polarised society where the voices of the everyday folk have been silenced by the tides of modernity. Yet through art, the Yakhal'Inkomo art is a reminder of the significance of humanity as is especially in the world of the afflicted. The ones that have been marginalised by the machinations of persons have understood that they have the divine right to dictate how the world should be run. Art "Yakhal'Inkomo" exhibition of  2022 become the many voices that echo through the fabric of time. What lies beneath the skin of time is the truth that the mortal man is afraid to witness as it is Pandora's box. The purpose of art is not to attack anyone, the role of art is not to bruise or frighten anyone, The role of art is to evoke humanity in all that is in this world that identifies themselves with the universal declaration of human rights. In one's view I would not be shocked nor may I be taken aback if the Javett Arts Centre is recognised or earns the UNESCO world heritage site in the foreseeable future. The institution itself meets the requirements that allow them to crown. I might be biased about this notion but I believe that the amazing team at the Javett Arts Centre are displaying an excellent approach to evoking and preserving free thinking. 

Freedom lies in those that are not afraid to behold what lies behind the door that is before them. You are in a space where you are told not to open the door. You pass by that door every time and you take a pause and look at the door. You see it is a simple door, yet you are told not to open the door. A lingering honest question circles through your mind as to why am I being told so. In essence, the Javett Arts Centre is that place that encourages you to open your door. The door that will set your heart on fire, a door that will unshackle the mental shackles that are before you. It is better to live a life of truth than to live a life of a lie. In essence, what can be understood in the art that is within the Arts centre. The timeless souls that still sing today, are the window into the many souls that are searching for their own truth in essence which is the universal truth only spoken in different ways. That truth lies between the heart and the soul. 

The Arts Centre not only presents itself as that human brain that is layered with various slides yet they all correlate, and speak the same language and same sentiments. The Javett Arts Centre is one big book that has many chapters and the same story. Yet every time you visit that chapter again you witness a newer revelation that you did not know it is there. 

Aside from the art that is there and present the centre is picturesque the centre has an amazing backdrop that inspires a lovely photo shot scene. All you have to do is seek permission first and give credit where it is due after you have taken the stunning photo, "a good turn deserves another". 

The Javett Arts Centre is the place to be and the home to visit always, take your loved one, take your friend. Take your team and pay the Javett Arts Centre a visit. They have curated well-trained tour guides as well that allow you to interpret and correlate the art on display and your own interpretation. By the end of the day, the art is for you to witness engage and enjoy. 

Go visit the Javett Arts Centre now and have a good time.