Shona sculptor - SOLD
Richard Mudariki (b 1985)
Shona sculptor - 2016
Acrylic on canvas
80 x 70 cm
Signed and dated bottom right
Sold - 2016
A recent visit to the sculpture studio at Chitungwiza Arts Centre, in
my home town in Zimbabwe, was the inspiration for this painting.
Surrounded by the bush and tall grass, I observed the sculptors,
both male and female, hard at work under trees in this open air,
natural setting. Dressed in overalls, with their hands and feet
covered in white dust, their chisels were rhythmically chipping
away at the raw stone - giving form to their creative imagination.
Finished sculptures were displayed on pedestals made from
bricks, which stand in stark contrast to the stereotypical Western
sculpture studio with white walls and elaborate plinths.