This month on The Beau Guide we cover our Editor in Chief Kev Zulu premiering a new online series of articles aimed at young men with everyday life advice, teaching about what it is being a man and how to crave your name in your own lane (released every MONDAY on the website) and we feature incredible colognes that are a must-have this spring
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We at The Beau Guide officially launch our Fall/Winter cover featuring the multi-talented visual artist Giggs Kgole who tells us a background story of his trip abroad, We also get to sit down with Lindani N the CEO of Lindani Styling a designer that releases collections every other week *LITERALLY*
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Welcome back to our amazing PDF formats but this time around we will be focusing on local talent and opening up the industry. As a platform with over 300 000+ hits online we hope this initiative will get local artist recognised through our platform.
And for the first season we cover the gorgeous Queen Mellicia as she tells us about her amazing initiative of getting kids off the streets, Her amazing career and her future plans, We also talk to the amazing designer Tshifhiwa Mphagi for T.M Mphagi and we feature Kudz who just released an amazing EP titled “From The Heart”
Who Is Nelson Makamo
Nelson Makamo is a Johannesburg based artist. He was born in 1982, in a town called Modimolle, in South Africa’s Limpopo province. Born with an astounding artistic aptitude he honed his craft at Artist Proof Studios in Johannesburg where he studied print making for 3 years.
Makamo has exhibited in group and solo exhibitions in South Africa, France, Italy, America, Netherlands,The United Kingdom,Germany, Amsterdam and Scotland. His first solo exhibition, Walk with Me, was held at the Obert Contemporary Gallery in Melrose Arch, Johannesburg. His most notable group exhibition was alongside established South African artists in Ten Years of Printmaking: David Krut Print Studio in 2006. Invited artists included David Koloane, Colbert Mashile, Deborah Bell and William Kentridge.
Nelson’s work is strongly influenced by the candid innocents of children. He is particularly drawn to children in rural South Africa, he believes that they embody the peace and harmony we all strive for in life, the search for eternal joy lies in the child within us all, we are just so consumed with worldly things that we forget the simplicity of life through a child’s perspective. He evolved his scope of experience so did his medium of expression, namely charcoal, acrylic, water colours, mono-types, silk screen and oil paintings
He refrains from planning his pieces and opts rather, for the canvas and days inspiration to lead him. His travels have allowed him the opportunity to exhibit in various locations around the world. UTS gallery in Edingburgh Scotland, Somma Lombardo business and art exhibition, Italy Leiden in the Netherlands and Everard read in Johannesburg.
Makamo’s work forms part of a few collections such as those of fashion mogul Georgio Armani, musician Annie Lennox, TELKOM, Hanzehof Zutphense KunstCollectis.
Nelson currently works as a full time artist from his studio in the heart of the city of Johannesburg. A space he deems to be the most sacred place in the world.
Solo Exhibitions
2017: I Am the Soul of Azania | Gallery of African Art GAFRA, London, England
2016: Dipolelo Exhibition | Paris, France
2014: Everard Read, Cape Town, South Africa
2014: Everard Read, Johannesburg, South Africa
2013: Salon 91, Cape Town, South Africa
2011: Museum Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
2010: Movement, Factory Gallery
2009: Sharing Realities II | African Studies Centre, Leiden,
Netherlands; Walk with Me, UTS Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland;
A Place I Call Home | Gallery on the Square, Johannesburg, South Africa
2008: Moving into Light | KZNSA Gallery, Durban, South Africa;
Sharing Realities | Gallery Izarte, Zutphen, Netherlands
2005: Walk with Me | Obert Contemporary Art Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
Group Exhibitions
2017: No Commission Dean Collection | Krafwerk Rummelsberg, Berlin, Germany
2017: Salon Zurcher Africa Art Fair | Zurcher Gallery, New York, USA
2016: Post it | Constitution Hill, Johannesburg, South Africa
2015: 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair | CIRCA Gallery, London, UK
2014: FNB Joburg Art Fair | Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
2013: Art Angels | Ellerman House Charity Auctions
2012: Figuring Differences | curated by Andrew Lamprecht, salon 91, Cape Town;
21st Anniv. Celebration of Artist Proof Studios | Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
2010: Young Contemporaries | Galerie Nikki Diana Marquardt, Paris France;
My City | Arts on Main, Johannesburg, South Africa;
2009: City Link | Gallery 23, Amsterdam, Netherlands;
Gallery on the Square, Sandton, Johannesburg
2007: Cultural and Business Art Exhibition | Somma Lombardo, Italy
Making Identity | The Thompson Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
2006: Ten Years of Printmaking | David Krut Print Studios, Johannesburg, South Africa
Student and Staff Artists Proof Studio Exhibition | Gallery on the Square, Johannesburg South Africa
2003: Student and Staff Artists Proof Studio Exhibition | RAU Art Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
Most people in the world know Riky as a rapper but before his blow up Riky raised primarily by his maternal grandmother. His parents separated and later divorced when he was a baby. His father moved to Johannesburg. His mother was an academic who studied in South Africa and United Kingdom to become an advocate. He is one of eight children all boys, he has a total of seven brothers, four brothers from his mother’s side and three brothers from his father’s side.
So psychology says middle children always have to compete for the parents attention and lucky Riky is doing that in a more generous way and giving back to the community that made him who he is today which is Hip Hop
He has single handedly created one of the biggest music festivals South Africa has seen and could be a tourist night out event as its usually hosted at the sametime every year
The Cotten Fest initiative aims to promote young and deserving local artist that do not get recognised by popular culture so as the touches holder Riky is giving back into the community that raised him by giving EVERYONE a stage to shine and get introduced to the “community”
Riky also bought Legendary Barber which in a way kind of is in the same lane as the Hip Hop route and that right there gives him substance cause he doesn’t seem like a celebrity that just slaps their name on anything and expect it to pop, Riky on another hand proved to be ready for this life his living now
So, Thank Riky for good content and alignment of who you are
