Tapfuma Gutsa

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Genesis by Tapfuma Gutsa (2010)

Tapfuma Gutsa (born 1956) is a Zimbabwean sculptor.[1][2][3]

A native of Harare, Gutsa studied sculpture with at the ,[4] later becoming the first Zimbabwean recipient of a British Council award.[5] The scholarship allowed him to study in London from 1982 until 1985, where he received a diploma in sculpture from .[6][7]

Gutsa is unusual among Zimbabwean stone sculptors for the breadth of materials he uses in his work; his sculptures incorporate metal, paper, wood, and other foreign materials.[8][9][10] His winning sculpture at the Nedlaw exhibition, 1987, comprised smouldering grass engulfing a wooden bird.[11] He is the cousin of Dominic Benhura, who studied with him; he has also been a mentor to many young artists including .

In 2007, Gutsa was one of eleven international artists commissioned by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, to produce work for an exhibition titled 'Uncomfortable Truths: The Shadow of Slave Trading on Contemporary Art'.[12][13]

Awards[]

  • 1987 Nedlaw award for sculpture, National Gallery of Zimbabwe[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Mawdsley, Joceline (1994). Zimbabwe stone sculpture: the second generation. Harare, Zimbabwe: Chapungu Sculpture Park.
  2. ^ Stanislaus, Grace (1992). "Frozen spirit: Zimbabwean stone sculpture". Sculpture. Washington, DC. 11 (1): 44–47.
  3. ^ Sultan, Olivier (1992). Life in stone: Zimbabwean sculpture; birth of a contemporary art form. Harare, Zimbabwe: Baobab Books.
  4. ^ Marunya, Kundai (9 January 2015). "Meet Visual Artist, Tapfuma Gutsa". Harare News. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  5. ^ Appiah, Anthony; Gates, Henry Louis (2010). Encyclopedia of Africa, Volume 2. Oxford University Press. p. 545. ISBN 9780195337709. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  6. ^ Winter-Irving, Celia (1991). Stone sculpture in Zimbabwe: context, content and form. Harare: Roblaw Publishers.
  7. ^ Morton, Elizabeth (2013). "Patron and Artist in Zimbabwean Art". In Salami, Gitti; Visona, Monica Blackmun (eds.). A Companion to Modern African Art (Blackwell Companions to Art History). John Wiley & Sons. pp. 248–251. ISBN 9781444338379.
  8. ^ Contemporary art in Zimbabwe. Amsterdam: Artoteek Amsterdam Zuidoost. 1998.
  9. ^ Cousins, Jane (1991). "The making of Zimbabwean sculpture". Third Text; Third World Perspectives on Contemporary Art and Culture (13): 31–42.
  10. ^ Chikukwa, Raphael (2005). Visions of Zimbabwe. Manchester: Manchester Art Gallery.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Zimbabwe heritage 1987. Harare, Zimbabwe: National Gallery of Zimbabwe. 1987.
  12. ^ Whitley, Zoe (2007). "'Uncomfortable Truths', installation by various artists". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  13. ^ Guchu, Wonder (5 June 2007). "Zimbabwe: Gutsa in Slave Trade Exhibition". Zimbabwe Herald. Harare. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

External links[]

  • Bio
  • Tapfuma Gutsa biography on Artnet [1]


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