TEHRAN – An Iranian artist is currently working on a ceramic tableau
portrait of former South African president Nelson Mandela.
The 50x80-centimeter artwork entitled “The White Africa” will be sent to Johannesburg to be placed on Mandela’s tomb, artist Reza Nuri told the Persian service of ISNA on Wednesday.
The artwork will be completed within the next 10 days and will be presented to South African Ambassador R.G. Whitehead in Tehran, he added.
“The gold-inlaid portrait of Mandela is highlighted on a background, which has been divided in several sections. Each section depicts part of the life of the African people,” he added.
Nuri also said that the South African ambassador was informed about the tableau in a letter sent to the embassy.
Nuri, who previously made a tableau about the dark history of Africa, said that this is a new image of the history of Africa reflecting a happy atmosphere.
All the expenses have been covered by Nuri and his wife.
Nelson Mandela died on December 5, 2013 at the age of 95 after months of struggling with an illness.
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