EXHIBITION
Zimbabwean masters carve life from stone
The first thing that strikes you at Rwavhi Fine Art in Parkview, Johannesburg, is the huge wood sculpture outside. In the garden there are more sculptures, inviting viewers to pause for appreciation. In Faces at Rwavhi Gallery, an exhibition running until mid-December, 30 Zimbabwean stone sculptors are showing their work. Arthur Manyengedzo is one of them. "I learnt stone sculpturing from my auntie," he says. "I have been doing it for 20 years, having started in 1996. "I have exhibited in Zimbabwe, including at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe. My work has also been shown in the US, Europe, Australia and Canada." Manyengedzo has an international reputation as an accomplished third-generation sculptor and his work is sought-after, especially in the UK, Canada and Germany. Zimbabwe’s stone sculptors have the ability to carve a face out of rock in a myriad ways, be it human, spirit, fish or fowl. In the past decade, the country’s artists have had to endure political turmoil, economic u...
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