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Nando’s Accidental Art Project : Mosaic at Nando's on Kloof Street in progress. -
Nando’s Accidental Art Project : Accidental Art is an official World Design Capital 2014 project. -
Nando’s Accidental Art Project : Artist Liza Grobler is also responsible for the benches outside Nando's on Kloof. -
Nando’s Accidental Art Project : Benches at Nando's on Kloof Street invite passersby to take a break. -
Nando’s Accidental Art Project : The mosaic later transferred onto Nando's on Kloof Street was designed by artist Liza Grobler and compiled at Yellowwoods Art in Cape Town. -
Nando’s Accidental Art Project : Artist Liza Grobler surveys her design. -
Nando’s Accidental Art Project : “Half-square” ceramic tiles produced by the Yellowwoods Art Ceramic Studio make up the large mosaic. -
Nando’s Accidental Art Project : Mosaic at Nando's on Kloof Street in progress. -
Nando’s Accidental Art Project : Colossal Media hand-painting a scaled up version of the original artwork. -
Nando’s Accidental Art Project : Artisit Xolile Mtakatya with Colossal Media. -
Nando's Accidental Art Project : Completed artwork at Nando's on Long Street. -
Nando’s Accidental Art Project : Completed artwork at Nando's on Long Street. -
Nando’s Accidental Art Project : Artisit Xolile Mtakatya adding the finishing touch at Nando's on Long.
WORDS Chantél Hans
Forming an official part of World Design Capital 2014, Accidental Art (sponsored by Nando’s and directed by Yellowwoods Art) is aimed at bringing art to the public by taking art into public spaces.
The project was launched with artist Xolile Mtakatya’s spectacular mural (made in conjunction with hand painting specialists Colossal Media), an impressive 7m x 9m installation at Nando’s on Long Street. The latest addition is a stunning 20 sqm mosaic designed by talented artist Liza Grobler at Nando’s on Kloof Street. It was created from “half-square” ceramic tiles produced by the Yellowwoods Art Ceramic Studio.
Designed in order to draw attention to creativity and the way in which we use the urban environment, this project encourages passers-by to think, reflect and communicate with the art, the artists and the urban spaces in which we live and work.
Both will be on show well into 2015, supporting not only the expression of creative thought, but injecting new life into the public realm by beautifying and improving the urban environment too.
