I PRODUCED THESE PAINTINGS AFTER I AND MY FAMILY MOVED TO UK PERMANENTLY. AT THE TIME OF PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE'S REGIME, I WOULD HAVE BEEN JAILED IN ZIMBABWE FOR PRODUCING THESE IMAGES, HOWEVER, RESTRICTIONS ON POLITICAL WORK IN ZIMBABWE HAVE BEEN RELAXED FOR THE TIME BEING.
Mythology, corruption, greed, human loss and poverty. A range of materials have been used including fabric used for political elections, defunct money, gold foil and paper, oils and egg tempera. Tap on image for fuller view Hover curser over individual images for details.
images below - THE LAST JUDGEMENT is a diptych comprising Fig.1 "THE REQUEST" AND Fig.2 "THE DECISION" Oil, political party fabric, defunct Zimbabwe dollars set on rabbit skin gesso on framed board. H 1060mm x W 750mm
below - THE RITE OF PASSAGE - A series of 4 paintings - completed 2013 Fig.1 "GOATS", Fig. 2 "MOTHER AND CHILD", Fig.3 "NYANGA" (WITCHDOCTOR), Fig.4 "SHIELD AND MITRE" Oil on paper W.720mm x H.720mm