The development of the Shona Sculpture movement can be credited to a large extent to families who taught and passed on the skill to each other. Fathers taught sons, brothers, taught sisters, uncles taught nephews and so the heritage was passed from generation to generation and became an integral part of the Shona Sculpture movement.
One of the most challenging factors in international art trade are differences in culture and work ethics. In some cultures “facilitation fees” or bribes to be blunt are acceptable but in most they are unacceptable. In economics there is a theory called the Efficiency Greasing Hypothesis. This theory questions, offering the pros and cons of…
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Located about 25km south of Harare, Chitungwiza is Zimbabwe’s largest urban high density suburb and is estimated to have a population of 1 Million people. Because of the lack of a vibrant formal industry in Chitungwiza and the general lack of formal employment in Zimbabwe, many residents resorted to careers in visual and performing arts.…
In a country where the 80% of the workforce is not formally employed, art is playing an important role in reducing the rate of unemployment in Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwean stone sculptures are of high quality and are ranked among the best art pieces ever produced in the world. They indicate a great deal of originality and creativity due to the effort put during their sculpting processes. All artists that are being promoted by AVAC Arts practice the basic and truest forms of…
Having been quiet on this progressive article for some time, I decided I should visit Isaac Choloka to see how far he has gone with sculpting the artwork I am featuring in this blog. Choloka was saying he hasn’t done anything more on the stone sculpture because he is yet to get into the mood…
Liberty Tshuma an artist managed and working with AVAC Arts has some blocks of petrified wood which is a rare collection he currently have on sell. This form of a stone he collects from Gokwe and Dande area of Mbire in Zimbabwe, areas regularized by the nation’s board of Parks, Forests and Wildlife. Petrified wood…
Americk Kambiri a Zimbabwean stone sculptor who is working with AVAC Arts has reproduced a Nelson Mandela sculpture that has captured eyes of many people, mainly due to the history and background of this iconic African leader who was also a human rights activists, and philanthropist. This art piece is made from hard green opal stone…
