Fine Art

What is African art?

The question of African art is a complicated one because Africa is a place of many identities and there is also the diaspora...but I think it is an important issue though we might not get an answer,...

Heart Art Paintings

Heart Art came to me in Canada as a method of striving to survive when I found myself at Walmart one night after waking up with a heavy heart, at my wits end. From that night painting has...

Nontsikelelo Mutiti – Hair braiding as Art

When did you first become interested in hair? How did this manifest itself?I moved to New Haven, Connecticut for graduate school in July 2009. I’d twisted my hair for the long trip to the States the night...

The Artist in You

My childhood memories are not as depleted. The excitement, appreciation and enthusiasm I had for art was great but ever extinguished by the fact I was being nurtured into a so called perfect offspring. Never do I...

A Lineage of Grace

Rahab A prostitute, selected for high honor in the Faith Hall of Fame in Hebrews 11. She heard about the God of Israel and recognized him as the true...

State of the Zimbabwean Creative Industry

The creative industry in Zimbabwe is alive and well as far as I’m concerned, thanks to passionate individuals and creative agencies, and companies who have managed to ride the wave of hardship, that the nation has had...

Reimagining our national identities and imagery

Every society is shaped by visual history and culture. The self perception and esteem of African societies has been shaped by Colonial historical and contemporary images that are constantly being portrayed and projected at them either by...

Taking fine art to the People of Zimbabwe

On the issue of involvement of the public and our society to get to understand what visual arts is all about, Studio Harare has decided that now is the time to move our work from the gallery...

Transforming real-life moments in Johannesburg into a visual language of introspection

Everyday moments, like getting dressed, going to work, making coffee or waiting for a lift, are seemingly forgettable. For most of us, they have simply become automated must-dos. Yet, they make up most of life and shapes...

Transforming The Colonial Legacy Through Art

The following article is intended to raise awareness of the socio-cultural dynamics of african art on the international art circuits, in order for zimbabwean visual art practitioners to understand and define their own space as arts writers,...
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When Opportunists Borrow The Faces Of Victims

A call to protect truth as fiercely as we protect the vulnerable. There is...
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Tora Gidi Uzvitonge

It’s rather unfortunate that the only visual reference that most Africans have of their history mostly come from colonial documents, and old...

Ambuya Nehanda In All Her Glory

I want my art to explore the fantasy of what if we treated women the same way we treated men. Would ambuya...

Desires And Archetypes

The image of Nehanda Charwe Nyakasikana is bitterly etched into the collective consciousness of Zimbabwe. It comes from a photograph that was...

Handikanganwe Mbuya Nehanda 

POVO Afrika · Pauline - Handikanganwe Mbuya Nehanda Just a girl in the world and you had to be...