art production studio
JEWEL CITY
MURALS
ARTISTS: Kgabo ‘Saint Rose’ Mametja, Dbongz, Nardstar*, Zhi Zulu, Sonwabo Valashiya, Balekane Legoabe
CLIENT: Divercity Property
PROJECT ARCHITECT: GASS Architecture Studios
DATES: 2019 - 2020
SITE: Jewel City, 254 Fox St, City and Suburban, Johannesburg
ARTWORK DESCRIPTION:
Divercity Property commissioned various painted murals on the walls and surfaces of the new Jewel City precinct buildings.
PLNTH acted as the precinct art consultant, project curator and all murals production manager
This included: artist research, project concept and brief writing, precinct design integration, artwork commission management, teams sourcing, production management.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PLNTH worked on the project under Parts & Labour
Mural Technical Drawings: Say Architecture
Installation teams:
PLNTH muralists: Blessing Mijoni, Tetteh Cudjoe, Craig Mwanza, Eugene Sam
Project artists: Zhi Zulu, DBONGZ, The Nardstar*
External Muralists: DEKOR ONE, Ralarno Coutts,
Assistants: Dilyn Michaels, Shadow, Nesty-King, Siza Francisco, Ipeleng Bambi Pasiya, Mmima Motsepe, Tanya Vermaak, Miriek Jansen van Rensberg, Kutloano Tshabalala, Jade Rawson
MURAL 1
KGABO 'SAINT ROSE' MAMETJA
Human Nature

MURAL 2
DBONGZ
Rooted

MURAL 3
DBONGZ
Dream, Play, Read and Achieve

MURAL 4
NARDSTAR*
Intertwined

MURAL 5
ZHI ZULU
An Interaction with Culture

MURAL 6
SONWABO VALASHIYA
Mother of Light

MURAL 7
BALEKANE LEGOABE
Nature’s Reprise

IMAGS BY GEMMA GARMAN





PRECINCT IMAGES
COURTESY ATTERBURY PROERTY