African Spirit

Today's Featured Sculpture

African Spirit by Tinei Mashaya 

Sculptor:      Tinei Mashaya

Dimensions:  89 x 37 x 26 cm

Weight:         69kg

Medium:       Springstone

Genre:          Spiritual

Sculptor Information 

Tinei Mashaya was born in Nyanga on the 8th of February 1978. As a young boy he would spend many hours drawing pictures in the sand of mountains, trees, animals and hunters. The joy of forming shapes and images in the sand, soon led to his interest in sculpting images and shapes in stone.

His work explores regions of sensuality and spirituality; each piece is a statement of the soul yearning to break free from the confines of its physical dimensions. The depth of his imagination is the power that inspires him to immortalise his ideas and emotions in stone. Tinei’s work is so powerful that even the press was quick to notice him as he appeared in a Herald article with his very first piece. Tinei owes much of his training and encouragement to his brothers Passmore and Euwitt Nyanhongo who are renowned artists in their own rights.

Tinei has had his works included in several exhibitions in countries like the USA and South Africa. He has also participated in many local exhibitions. He hopes to take part in many other exhibitions and to have his pieces exposed abroad.