George Pemba

George Pemba (1912 in Korsten, Port Elizabeth – 2001) was a South African painter and writer. He was posthumously awarded the Order of Ikhamanga. Quotes I do not know if ever I will become a great artist, but an artist of my own nation I surely am to be. https://sahistory.org.za/people/milwa-mnyaluza-george-pemba milwa-mnyaluza-george-pemba I paint freely. Sometimes I paint to express pain and sorrow. For example, I painted the train massacres and life in hostels. But I have no motive. I get inspiration from what I see and sometimes from what I feel. It just happens by accident that I do something expressing political oppression. My only secret is that I never stop liking my work. Immediately when you feel you are tired of doing what you know best, then you are finished. And immediately when you think you are the best, you are on the way out. https://www.mandela.ac.za/Leadership-and-Governance/Honorary-Doctorates/George-Pemba-1997 Draw from life and imagination. Keep away from strong drink and other unhealthy distraction. https://sthp.saha.org.za/memorial/articles/pembas_luminous_palette.htm External links Category:Painters from South Africa Category:Authors from South Africa Category:1912 births Category:2001 deaths