I began an arts programme for orphans and disadvantaged children out of selfish frustration at the state of my own life. I needed to refocus and redirect attention away from myself onto anything else! The only plan...
I was inspired by the San and how they would use different pigments to paint their lifestyle on walls. Their support was the rock and now in the contemporary world our support is the canvas and sometimes...
Art like any other business is subject to the market. Usually, the market determines what is made. So, there are trends in the art world. The kind of art or the type of art that is selling...
There have been so many highlights in the Zimbabwean art world. The biggest which has been the Venice Biennale. Once again, Zimbabwe managed to send artist to represent the nation in the Venice Biennale and that was...
I have been painting for over twelve years. Somehow I have become tired of using these conventional paints, oils and acrylics. So, I’m experimenting with minerals to produce pigments.
This project has been going...
The history of Zimbabwean visual culture is a complex journey from ancestral the acres to morden day and futuristic times. This history is punctuated by dramatic transformations and redefinition of values. The visual culture of this nation...
In the Shona cycle of life every stage is marked by a ritual. In some of these rituals the energy of objects is clearly illustrated. We will explore some of these rituals in detail.
Definitions1) A relative aura that exists around objects, has an ability to evoke memories and trigger emotion and thought through visual interaction.2) The visual ability of an object to stimulate3) An Intuitive stimuli force generated by objects...
I began my hobby as a writer in high school. My earliest attempts were mostly characterized by religious musings and samples of popular American artists. For example, I would sample R. Kelly's Snake, to deliver a Christian message...
We are stitting at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe where we will be talking to Masimba Hwati about his work.
Hi Masimba, how are you doing?I am okay thank you very much. I...
