(Morgan Mahape shows off his work at uShaka Marine World. Pic: S&A Marketing)Morgan Mahape is a 29-year-old artist from Umlazi in Durban.
He began sculpturing in 2005 and realized that he could take this medium to a professional level by doing sculptures of logos for companies in Durban in an interesting way. This was motivated after a trip to uShaka Marine World where he noticed that there was no artistic representation of their logo anywhere in the park at the time. He thus began the sculpturing process of the logo that was inspired by the experience in the Aquarium at uShaka Marine World.
The background of the sculpture is a simulation of the sea and is made from zinc and individually-made ribbons to give the sea effect. The sculpture portrays the shark springing out from the water with the company logo hanging from the shark. The materials used for the shark include a chain from ordinary wire which was used to cover the skeleton and the rest is crafted from wood, zinc and the fins were the finishing touch, made of wax.
The company logo was made with plastic and the name is cut from zinc and a steel rod is bent to hold the plastic in shape. uShaka embraced this work of art when Mahape presented it to them and it was placed in the Village Walk for the public to admire.
To find out more about the artwork or to place corporate orders, contact Morgan Mahape on 073 297 3923.
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