What were we before we were black?Blackness was constructed as an Antithesis to whiteness. Should we be studying blackness, should we be even wasting time trying to define it. If we want to study anything I think...
I come from a school of thought that people gravitate towards that which is constantly projected before them. The Zezuru people in Zimbabwean culture as in most cultures on the Afrikan Continent are primarily and a profoundly...
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,...
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...
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...
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.
Innate Energy (Industrial or chemical energy)
This is a general form of energy attached to an object. This type of energy is in proximity to the industrial or the chemical process of manufacture of...
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...
