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GK0091

Wild Goat

49kgs

410 x 240 x 350

£850

His sculptures speak clearly of his love for and closeness to the natural environment in which he grew up and of his awareness of traditional Shona culture and beliefs.

Since the early 1990's his work has been exhibited in several of Zimbabwe's leading galleries and in 1999 he travelled overseas for the first time when he was invited to attend a stone sculpture workshop in England.

Matombo Gallery's association with Godfrey began in the early 1990's because of his connection with Claud Nyanhongo, one of Matombo Gallery's featured artists, but his work has already shown itself to be worthy of exposure alongside Zimbabwe's major artistic talents, including other outstanding 'second generation' sculptors such as Norbert Shamuyarira and the late Brighton Sango.

Godfrey Kututwa was born in 1967 in the Nyanga district of Zimbabwe. He attended primary school from 1979 to 1985 and then attended two years of secondary schooling. His education was cut short by lack of funds to pay school fees and by his own physical disability - he cannot speak and is almost completely deaf. He began sculpting at the age of 21 as a result of encouragement from Claud Nyanhongo, one of Zimbabwe's leading artists (several of whose sons and daughters also sculpt). For several years Godfrey stayed with and worked with Claud Nyanhongo, mostly in Chitungwiza, a dormitory town about 20 kilometres from Zimbabwe's capital, Harare. Since 1996, however, he has been working on his own and has established himself as an artist capable of creating powerful and expressive sculptures.

His subject matter is taken mostly from the natural world. Animals, birds and human figures, sometimes interacting in portrayals that reflect Shona ancestral spirit beliefs, are often sculpted by Kututwa. Through his sculptures Kututwa has found an eloquent means of expressing himself. "My work will stand for my voice to the world."

GK154

On a windy day

104kgs

860x480x280mm

£2200