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Povokonvo masimba hwati s theme at venice biennale 2015
Masimba Hwati (born 1982, Harare) is a Zimbabwean artist, known for unconventional three-dimensional mixed media sculptures.
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- Povokonvo masimba hwati s theme at venice biennale 2015
- Povokonvo masimba hwati zimbabwe at the venice bienale 2013
- Techniques and aims
- Critical reception
- Awards and honors
- References
Hwati studied at the Harare Polytechnic from 2001 to 2003 where he majored in Ceramics and Painting.
Hwati currently teaches Visual Arts and 3D Art at Harare Polytechnic.
Povokonvo masimba hwati zimbabwe at the venice bienale 2013
Techniques and aims
Hwati explores the transformation and evolution of knowledge systems that are indigenous to his own background whilst experimenting with the symbolism and perceptions attached to cultural objects, expressed as an art movement known as "The Energy of Objects".
Hwati attempts to work from basics, creating his own pigments, and creating objects from basic materials. His works use contemporary and historical themes. He also works extensively with found objects, transfoming existing artifacts into elements of works of art.
Hwati says that he should be able to find at least 35 variations in any given object, but says that often he cannot realize more than ten.
Critical reception
The University of Michigan School of Art wrote about Hwati's 2015 Exhibition there:
Zimbabwean multi-disciplinary artist Masimba Hwati examines postcolonial themes by re-appropriating archives and objects and presenting them in new contexts. With an emphasis on sculptural work, Hwati collects historical, culturally imbued items ranging from cars and shoes, to scrap metal and found objects, altering and repositioning them in a contemporary urban setting.
Masimba Hwati was named amongst 12 "The Ones to Watch" by New African Magazine ahead of the 1-54 Contemporary Art Fair in London at Somerset House.
Awards and honors
In 2006 he won the National Art Merit Award, the highest individual art honour in Zimbabwe. Hwati is one of three national representatives currently showing at the Zimbabwean Pavilion exhibition; Pixels Of Ubuntu/Unhu at the 56th Venice Biennale.
Selected exhibitions