FANIZANI AKUDA

Fanizani Akuda (1932–2011),[ also known as Fanizani , was a Zimbabwean sculptor. He was a member of the sculptural movement « Shona sculpture » He worked initially at the Tengenenge Sculpture Community, 150 km north of Harare near Guruve, which he joined in 1966. Fanizani Akuda was born in 1932 . He received no formal schooling and in 1949 he moved to Southern Rhodesia in search […]

Norbert Shamuyarira

Norbert Shamuyarira, one of the best artists of the post-independence generation once said, up to now, I still dont know what happiness is and one feels the prevailing sense of sadness and insecurity in his work. The characters he carves always move with self-protecting gestures, and appear haunted by fear or despair. The softness of […]