Terrence Musekiwa
Early Sculptures, 2015

Terrence Musekiwa started working with stone at the age of 6, helping his father make shona soap stone figurines for tourists and Zimbabwean institutions. Sometime in his teenage years, he broke out of the traditional aesthetics and started developing his own voice. His family was against this change, worried about how he would support them in the future with his “ugly creations.” He did not know it at the time, but it’s exactly this mixture of traditional techniques and an individual aesthetic that has made him relevant and successful in the contemporary art world.

Green Mask, 2015, spring Stone, metal, and plastic, 22 × 18 × 5 in | 56 × 46 × 12 cm

Black and White, 2015, Stone, metal, rubber, wire and wood, 32 × 16 × 16 in | 81 × 40 × 40 cm

follower (mutevedzeri), 2015, stone, metal, plastic, acrylic and found materials, 24 × 5 × 5 in | 61 × 12 × 12 cm

Human Insect, 2015 stone, metal, wood and plastic 7 × 9 × 3 in | 18 × 23 × 8 cm

Share, 2015, spring stone, glass and found tea pot, 11 × 5.5 × 6 in | 28 × 14 × 15 cm

Empty Belly, 2015, spring stone and metal shovel, 15 × 9 × 4 in | 38 × 23 × 10 cm

Crown Holder with Spikes, 2015, spring stone and metal rake, 19 × 7 × 4 in | 48 × 18 × 10 cm

Untitled, 2015, spring stone, shoe polish, found metal, string, 3.5×2×2 in | 3×2×2 in | 8×2×2 in

Murimi Manhasi Zim Farmer, 2015, spring Stone, plastic, metal rake, license plate and rope, 31 × 13 × 4 in | 79 × 33 × 10 cm