Law and Art experts share their opinion on the 'satanic' artwork furore
Dr Katherine Arbuckle, a lecturer from the Creative Arts Centre at UKZN, and Verlie Oosthuizen, a social media law expert, shared their take on the drawings from Grantleigh High School.
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Much controversy has been rising around the 'satanic' artwork from Grantleigh High School; created by a student as part of his final submission to the IEB and displayed in the school foyer as part of a year-end exhibition.
Darren and Sky spoke to Dr Katherine Arbuckle, a lecturer at the UKZN Creative Arts Centre, who gave her insightful thoughts on the artwork.
Social media law expert Verlie Oosthuizen says she thinks it was wrong of the parent to record what he did and post the artwork on social media, as there were signs to say 'no photos or videos should be taken'.
She believes when it comes to religion, there's always a fine line which the public needs to respect.
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Grantleigh Executive Head, Andrew Norris, said the artwork in question was part of a final submission to the IEB and was displayed in the school foyer as part of a year-end exhibition.
‘We have taken cognisance of the allegations made on social media. The matter is currently subject to an internal investigation,' he said in a statement.
‘We want to reiterate that comments made are not an accurate reflection of our school and the situation referred to, and we reserve our rights in this regard. We have taken cognisance of the allegations made on social media. The matter is currently subject to an internal investigation.'
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