Category: Sculpture
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Owen Mlungisi Carves His Niche in Stone Therapy
As Zimbabwean sculpture evolves beyond its spiritually charged classical definitions, Owen Mlungisi is carving his niche as a therapy artist.
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David Chikuzeni’s Self-Possessive Art Universe
Four things immediately stand out in the deceptive simplicity of David Chikuzeni's art: the massive hands, the – should we say – natural hair, the flat surfaces, and a hollow circle which keeps coming back.
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Arthur Manyengedzo Talks Honor in the Hood
Arthur Manyengedzo is a pioneering member of Chitungwiza Arts Centre. His work has been exhibited in Belgium, Canada and China. He speaks to Rukudzo Onai on his art experience and more recent work.
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Chango Chitoko’s Birds Sculptures Tell Human Stories
By Rukudzo Onai A question is posed in Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart”: “Why is it that one of the commonest names we give to our children is Nneka, or Mother Is Supreme?” Leading stone sculptor Chango Chitoko answers it with her bold and majestic life-size hornbill sculptures. Chango celebrates the single mother with mornbill…
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Shona Masters and Innovators
Add caption Book: Chibarabada Author: Tinashe Muchuri Publisher: Bhabhu Books (2015) ISBN: 978-0-7974-6439-1 Tinashe Muchuri signs into the league of disruptive innovators with his new novel, “Chibarabada.” The accomplished debut from the award-winning journalist, themed after an illicit one-day brew, is an aggregation of potent devices. The title “Chibarabada” (not to be confused with that…
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Shona Masters and Disruptors
Dominic Benhura (Photo: Shona Art) Book: Mawonero/Umbono Edited by Ignatius Mabasa Publisher: Kerber Verlag (2015) ISBN: 978-3-86678-937-1 Zimbabwe’s earliest patriarchs were masters of art. The keynote symbols of our national identity are drawn from their visual heritage. San rock art prefaces the compendium of local history, while the Zimbabwe Bird, a soapstone legend of the…
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