Wednesday, May 28, 2008

The Chapungu Sculpture Exhibit

Today Daniel, Gary, and I went to the African Art exhibit at Powell Gardens. It was really cool!

This remarkable exhibit of contemporary African stone sculpture showcases more than 50 sculptures drawn from the collection of the Chapungu Sculpture Park of Zimbabwe, Africa. They are the work of three generations of artists, most of whom are Shona. The Shona people are the majority ethnic group in Zimbabwe and have lived in southern Africa for more than 800 years. Their hand-carved works are made of serpentine, verdite, opal, cobalt and springstone, and vary in shades of yellow, brown, red, green and gray.

Here's a video:



And here are some pictures:



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