This painting shows a meeting of peacocks, owls, and long-tailed birds from the perspective of humans. The peacock tells his story about being loved by humans for his beautiful feathers. The owl explains that he is not liked by some people and asks his friends why this is. The long-tailed birds say that they are loved by humans because of their attractive, long tails. The peacocks and long-tailed birds promise to help their friend, the owl, with his problem of being disliked by some humans.
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# [Ramdhani Mangula]
Ramadhani Mangula is one of the main organizers and artists for TingaTinga Arts Cooperative in Tanzania. Born in 1977, he joined the cooperative when he was 20 years old with the goal of mastering this uniquely East African style. After years of study, he realized he needed to better understand English and other art forms to better engage with diverse guests at the Cooperative and share his love of TingaTinga with the world, so he enrolled in classes at the Institute Worldwide University (IWW).
Today, Mangula is an active contributor, advocate, and organizer for all things related to TingaTinga- including this partnership with Orangehare. In addition to being one of the first TingaTinga artists to be featured on Web3, he has also exhibited physical work in the Sounds of Busara Art Exhibition on the Zanzibar Islands and is a regular fixture at the National Museum in Tanzania.
