Friday, 6 September 2013

A Jit Dancer

Today's Sculpture is:

A Jit Dancer by Boniface Mashave

960-1 

Weight: 9kg
Genre: Abstract
Stone type: Serpentine

Sculptor Information

 
Boniface was born on the 9th August 1956 in Chiweshe and belongs to the Zeruru tribe. He has three brothers and is married with two children.
After completing his education, Boniface worked in various jobs. He began as a construction foreman, a cooler repairman, then finally a free-lance designer.
Boniface Mashave is a second-generation sculptor. Having artistic tendencies, he turned to sculpting in 1978. He started working with wood and later changed to working in stone.
Boniface uses the beautiful stone found in Zimbabwe to his advantage, producing semi-abstract sculptures magnificently finished. Boniface’s sculptures can be seen at various showings in Zimbabwe as well as international exhibitions.
Foreign visitors to Zimbabwe as well as being presented to Heads of State by Zimbabwean Government Officials have purchased his works.
Boniface is an extremely talented artist and is one of the finest second-generation contemporary sculptors to date.

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