{"id":776,"date":"2021-05-25T14:42:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T14:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?page_id=776"},"modified":"2021-05-25T15:10:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T15:10:35","slug":"winners-manjano-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?page_id=776","title":{"rendered":"Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='row'><div style='padding-bottom:30px;' class='span12 first-module module_number_1 module_cont  module_portfolio'><ul class=\"optionset\" data-option-key=\"filter\">\r\n            <li class=\"grid_masonry_view\"><\/li>\r\n            <li class=\"inline_view\"><\/li>\r\n            <li class=\"selected\"><a data-option-value=\"*\" href=\"#filter\">All<\/a><\/li>\r\n            <li ><a href=\"#filter\" data-option-value=\".winners---practicing-artist-category\" title=\"View all post filed under \">Winners - Practicing Artist Category<\/a>\r\n                <\/li> <li ><a href=\"#filter\" data-option-value=\".winners---student-artist-category\" title=\"View all post filed under \">Winners - Student Artist Category<\/a>\r\n                <\/li><\/ul><div class=\"portfolio_block masonry\"><div class=\"portwrap now_grid_masonry_view isotope_init isotope_preloader\">\r\n                        <div data-category=\"paintings-&amp;-mixed-media winners---practicing-artist-category \" class=\"paintings-&amp;-mixed-media winners---practicing-artist-category  element portfolio_item item\">\r\n                            <div class=\"innerpadding\">\r\n                                <div class=\"portfolio_item_img featured_item_fadder\">\r\n                                    <a  href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?port=name-eddy-ochieng-title-the-wait-medium-oil-and-acrylic-on-canvas-dimensions-85-x-130-cm-artwork-description-a-man-pensively-leans-on-his-trolley-amid-the-bustle-of-the-crowd-stuck-and-un\">\r\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/MG_5830-scaled-1170x1797.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                                <a class=\"portfolio_item_title\" href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?port=name-eddy-ochieng-title-the-wait-medium-oil-and-acrylic-on-canvas-dimensions-85-x-130-cm-artwork-description-a-man-pensively-leans-on-his-trolley-amid-the-bustle-of-the-crowd-stuck-and-un\"><h4><strong> 1st PLACE<\/strong>: Practicing Artist Category<br><br><STRONG>NAME<\/STRONG>: Eddy Ochieng<br><br>\t \t<STRONG>TITLE<\/STRONG>: The Wait<br><br>\t \t<STRONG>MEDIUM<\/STRONG>: Acrylic and Oil on Canvas<br><br>\t \t<STRONG>DIMENSIONS<\/STRONG>: 85 x 130 cm<br><br>\t <STRONG>ARTWORK DESCRIPTION<\/STRONG>: A man stuck, unmoving, leans pensively on his trolley amid the bustle of the crowd, the COVID world rushing by. And yet the sun is shining, as if signaling better days to come.<\/h4><\/a>\r\n                                <div class=\"preview_categ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?portcat=paintings-mixed-media\">Paintings &amp; Mixed Media<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?portcat=winners-practicing-artist-category\">Winners - Practicing Artist Category<\/a><\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                        <div data-category=\"sculptures-&amp;-installations winners---practicing-artist-category \" class=\"sculptures-&amp;-installations winners---practicing-artist-category  element portfolio_item item\">\r\n                            <div class=\"innerpadding\">\r\n                                <div class=\"portfolio_item_img featured_item_fadder\">\r\n                                    <a  href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?port=name-benson-gicharu-title-pata-potea-medium-mixed-media-dimensions-118cm-x-74-cm-artwork-description-benson-depicts-the-nairobians-struggle-to-make-ends-meet-the-bustle-of-activ\">\r\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MG_5879-scaled-1170x1059.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                                <a class=\"portfolio_item_title\" href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?port=name-benson-gicharu-title-pata-potea-medium-mixed-media-dimensions-118cm-x-74-cm-artwork-description-benson-depicts-the-nairobians-struggle-to-make-ends-meet-the-bustle-of-activ\"><h4><strong> 2nd PLACE<\/strong>: Practicing Artist Category<br><br><STRONG>NAME<\/STRONG>: Benson Gicharu<br><br>\t \t<STRONG>TITLE<\/STRONG>: Pata Potea<br><br>\t \t<STRONG>MEDIUM<\/STRONG>: Mixed Media<br><br>\t \t<STRONG>DIMENSIONS<\/STRONG>: 118 x 74 cm <br><br>\t <STRONG>ARTWORK DESCRIPTION<\/STRONG>: Whatever it takes to earn a living in Nairobi. The familiar and unfamiliar paths, straight or crooked, to make ends meet.<\/h4><\/a>\r\n                                <div class=\"preview_categ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?portcat=sculptures-installations\">Sculptures &amp; Installations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?portcat=winners-practicing-artist-category\">Winners - Practicing Artist Category<\/a><\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                        <div data-category=\"paintings-&amp;-mixed-media winners---practicing-artist-category \" class=\"paintings-&amp;-mixed-media winners---practicing-artist-category  element portfolio_item item\">\r\n                            <div class=\"innerpadding\">\r\n                                <div class=\"portfolio_item_img featured_item_fadder\">\r\n                                    <a  href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?port=name-michael-kyalo-title-garbage-collection-medium-mixed-media-dimensions-120-x-120-cm-artwork-description-using-recycled-waste-to-create-this-art-piece-kyalo-offers-this-reflection-on-the\">\r\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/MG_5713-scaled-1170x1181.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                                <a class=\"portfolio_item_title\" href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?port=name-michael-kyalo-title-garbage-collection-medium-mixed-media-dimensions-120-x-120-cm-artwork-description-using-recycled-waste-to-create-this-art-piece-kyalo-offers-this-reflection-on-the\"><h4><strong> 3rd PLACE<\/strong>: Practicing Artist Category <br><br> <STRONG>NAME<\/STRONG>: Michael Kyalo<br><br>\t \t<STRONG>TITLE<\/STRONG>: Garbage Collection<br><br>\t \t<STRONG>MEDIUM<\/STRONG>: Mixed Media<br><br>\t \t<STRONG>DIMENSIONS<\/STRONG>: 120 x 120 cm<br><br> <STRONG>ARTWORK DESCRIPTION<\/STRONG>: Using recycled waste to create this art piece, Kyalo offers this reflection on the chaos following the downing of tools by protesting county sanitation workers in Nairobi.<\/h4><\/a>\r\n                                <div class=\"preview_categ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?portcat=paintings-mixed-media\">Paintings &amp; Mixed Media<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?portcat=winners-practicing-artist-category\">Winners - Practicing Artist Category<\/a><\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                        <div data-category=\"paintings-&amp;-mixed-media winners---student-artist-category \" class=\"paintings-&amp;-mixed-media winners---student-artist-category  element portfolio_item item\">\r\n                            <div class=\"innerpadding\">\r\n                                <div class=\"portfolio_item_img featured_item_fadder\">\r\n                                    <a  href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?port=name-brian-okello-title-morning-frenzy-medium-oil-on-canvas-dimensions-45-x-60cm-artwork-description-this-work-is-the-depiction-of-a-growing-population-of-youth-in-the-slums-defying-th\">\r\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/MG_5813-scaled-1170x864.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                                <a class=\"portfolio_item_title\" href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?port=name-brian-okello-title-morning-frenzy-medium-oil-on-canvas-dimensions-45-x-60cm-artwork-description-this-work-is-the-depiction-of-a-growing-population-of-youth-in-the-slums-defying-th\"><h4><strong> 1st PLACE<\/strong>: Student Artist Category<br><br><STRONG>NAME<\/STRONG>: Brian Okello<br><br>\t \t<STRONG>TITLE<\/STRONG>: Morning Frenzy <br><br>\t \t<STRONG>MEDIUM<\/STRONG>: Oil on Canvas <br><br>\t \t<STRONG>DIMENSIONS<\/STRONG>: 45 x 60 cm <br><br>\t <STRONG>ARTWORK DESCRIPTION<\/STRONG>: Morning Frenzy is inspired by the basic things that are part of the morning routine for the average Nairobian. Familiar symbols signaling the start of the day.<\/h4><\/a>\r\n                                <div class=\"preview_categ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?portcat=paintings-mixed-media\">Paintings &amp; Mixed Media<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?portcat=winners-student-category\">Winners - Student Artist Category<\/a><\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                        <div data-category=\"sculptures-&amp;-installations winners---student-artist-category \" class=\"sculptures-&amp;-installations winners---student-artist-category  element portfolio_item item\">\r\n                            <div class=\"innerpadding\">\r\n                                <div class=\"portfolio_item_img featured_item_fadder\">\r\n                                    <a  href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?port=name-steven-kiiti-title-breaking-news-medium-paper-mache-wastepapers-on-tv-frame-dimensions-24-x-28cm-artwork-description-this-work-offers-a-reflection-on-the-corona-virus-the-news-cyc\">\r\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/MG_5850-scaled-1170x924.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                                <a class=\"portfolio_item_title\" href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?port=name-steven-kiiti-title-breaking-news-medium-paper-mache-wastepapers-on-tv-frame-dimensions-24-x-28cm-artwork-description-this-work-offers-a-reflection-on-the-corona-virus-the-news-cyc\"><h4><strong> 2nd PLACE<\/strong>: Student Artist Category<br><br><STRONG>NAME<\/STRONG>: Steven Kiiti<br><br>\t \t<STRONG>TITLE<\/STRONG>: Breaking News <br><br>\t \t<STRONG>MEDIUM<\/STRONG>: Mixed Media <br><br>\t \t<STRONG>DIMENSIONS<\/STRONG>: 58 (L) x 5 (W) x 46 (H) cm<br><br>\t <STRONG>ARTWORK DESCRIPTION<\/STRONG>: This work offers a reflection on the Corona virus, the news cycle and the changes in behavior since the virus spread to Kenya.<\/h4><\/a>\r\n                                <div class=\"preview_categ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?portcat=sculptures-installations\">Sculptures &amp; Installations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?portcat=winners-student-category\">Winners - Student Artist Category<\/a><\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                        <div data-category=\"paintings-&amp;-mixed-media winners---student-artist-category \" class=\"paintings-&amp;-mixed-media winners---student-artist-category  element portfolio_item item\">\r\n                            <div class=\"innerpadding\">\r\n                                <div class=\"portfolio_item_img featured_item_fadder\">\r\n                                    <a  href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?port=name-rohini-mavji-title-what-even-medium-paint-on-canvas-dimensions-8-x-8cm-artwork-description-in-a-rapidly-changing-and-moving-world-some-of-the-simplest-things-remain-constant-throug\">\r\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/MG_5857-scaled-1170x1194.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                                <a class=\"portfolio_item_title\" href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?port=name-rohini-mavji-title-what-even-medium-paint-on-canvas-dimensions-8-x-8cm-artwork-description-in-a-rapidly-changing-and-moving-world-some-of-the-simplest-things-remain-constant-throug\"><h4><strong> 3rd PLACE<\/strong>: Student Artist Category <br><br> <STRONG>NAME<\/STRONG>: Rohini Mavji<br><br>\t \t<STRONG>TITLE<\/STRONG>: What Even?<br><br>\t \t<STRONG>MEDIUM<\/STRONG>: Acrylic Paint on Canvas<br><br>\t \t<STRONG>DIMENSIONS<\/STRONG>: 8 x 8 cm <br><br>\t <STRONG>ARTWORK DESCRIPTION<\/STRONG>: : In a rapidly-changing and moving world, some of the simplest things remain constant through time. Transcending class, cultural background, this piece depicts one thing everyone needs.<\/h4><\/a>\r\n                                <div class=\"preview_categ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?portcat=paintings-mixed-media\">Paintings &amp; Mixed Media<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/?portcat=winners-student-category\">Winners - Student Artist Category<\/a><\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- .module_cont --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3rd PLACE: Student Category NAME: Rohini Mavji TITLE: What Even? MEDIUM: Acrylic Paint on Canvas DIMENSIONS: 8 x 8 cm ARTWORK DESCRIPTION: : In a rapidly-changing and moving world, some of the simplest things remain constant through time. Transcending class, cultural background, this piece depicts one thing everyone needs. ARTIST PROFILE: Rohini is a self-taught artist who enjoys her natural connection with each piece she creates. She believes that, in a world filled with chaos, art is an avenue for peace.Judges&#039; Quotes William NdwigaThis piece was a strong contender from the start. Displaying that less really is more, the artist shows that she has no points to prove with flashy colours. Instead, she focusses on the message, the city of Nairobi&rsquo;s unique shoe-shine thrones.Emily Odongo This is an unusual piece in the simplicity of its storytelling and its size. It is the tiniest of pieces. We appreciate how simply the artist delivers this work. If you go to Ambassador (Hotel in Nairobi), you will most likely observe a similar scene. If you go to the old Nakumatt, you will find someone sitting in one of these highchairs getting their shoes polished. Don Handa We really enjoyed this work&rsquo;s scale and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-776","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=776"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":782,"href":"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/776\/revisions\/782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manjano.thegodown.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}