The Art community is mourning the death of Tizirai Gumbere, a shona stone sculptor whose work has left a permanent mark in the visual art scene. Tizirai, popularly known by his colleagues as “Gwama” passed away on the 21st of September 2015 after a long illness.
Until recently, Paypal the largest international online merchant finally lifted its restrictions against users in Zimbabwe. Paypal considered Zimbabwe a sanctioned country and denied access to its platform to users from Zimbabwe. The sanctions were related to the “targeted” sanctions against certain individuals in Zimbabwe which have been in force for over a decade. The…
Abstract Stone Sculpture is a sensual expression of the mind to the heart, it is sculpted by artists who do not think like we do. It does not promote a full accuracy of the real world, but does so intentionally so that its elements can penetrate the cognitive thinking of an audience.
In language, figurative refers to the use of words outside their basic meanings but with an imaginative meaning in order to create a special effect. In visual arts, figurative arts refers to the distortion of real world objects and figures to create imaginative figures that retain the form of the real world objects. Figurative art…
Fine Art is a visual art considered to have been created primarily for aesthetic and intellectual purposes and judged for its beauty and meaningfulness, specifically, painting, sculpture, drawing, watercolor, graphics, and architecture.
Zimbabweans are generally handiwork people; most earn a living through the work of their hands and art is a mong the top handiworks practiced by Zimbabwean people. Evidence of the practice of art can be traced back to the 16th Century when the Great Zimbabwe a great work of art was constructed. The Great Zimbabwe is…
Human activity can cause seen and unseen damage to our planet. It is the responsibility of us the current generation to interact with our environment in a sustainable way so that future generations can also enjoy the planet as we are enjoying it today.
In Zimbabwe, the month of August is a month when we remember our fallen heroes. We remember and celebrate the lives of our dead loved ones; some Zimbabweans even practice rituals and ceremonies to honour their gone heroes. In Stone Sculpture we rememember and celebrate the lives of our heroes, such as Fanizani Akuda, Henry…
The Chitungwiza Arts Centre (CAC) is going further to develop their working area through improving their structures. Currently they are refurbishing their exhibition stand, a building close to their offices. They are having a redo of its thatched roof and walls as the building was now getting old and had time not in its proper…
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The National Arts Council (NAC) of Zimbabwe expressed concern with the small number of women involvement in the arts business. This was said by the NAC Director Elvas Mari during his visit to the Chitungwiza Arts Centre (CAC) recently. He encouraged women to take part in occupying influential positions in the running of the Centre…
Art centres play an important role in the creation and promotion of visual arts in Zimbabwe. The growth and development of the Shona Sculpture movement was greatly influenced by the establishment of formal and informal art centres.
AVAC Arts for those who have been following the brand over the past decade will testify that the organisation has evolved with the times; with regards to adaptation and utilisation of web technologies. It has taken us over 10 years to finally be able to have a fully functional secure website address www.avacarts.com which should…
“I was made an artist by other artists and the only way I can thank those who made me what I am today is promoting other artists in any way I can.” These are the words of world renowned Shona Sculptor Dominic Benhura on his visit to the Chitungwiza Arts Centre recently.
Known as the Paradise of Africa, Zimbabwe is truly a world of wonders. As Art Promoters, we believe that the growth of tourism in Zimbabwe will lead to greater appreciation and international demand for Zimbabwean Visual Arts as more tourists will get exposed to our visual arts when they visit. As such we always support…
Pangolins were placed on the Specially Protected Species list since 1975 due to their being highly threatened with extinction, and the Zimbabwean law provides for a mandatory sentence of 9 years for anyone convicted of illegal possession of the animal.
The image of Benjamin Franklin that has come down through history, along with the image on the $100 bill; a bald man in a frock coat holding a kite string with a key attached has been reproduced in stone curving art form.
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…