EMERGING sculptor Terrence Musekiwa has called on government to create more opportunities for visual artistes to enable them to perfect their skills and have more exhibitions.
BY LORRAINE MUROMO
Musekiwa was speaking to NewsDay after his return from Venice, where he participated in an exhibition after winning a trip to Rome following his “Waste no Waste” exhibition at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe.
The local exhibition was meant to help in changing the attitude of communities towards the disposal of waste and equipping students with waste management skills that could be used for sustainability and improvement of livelihoods.
Musekiwa, however, conceded that the economic situation in the country was discouraging young artistes.
“As much as the youths want to be engaged in the arts sector and are producing art work, the major challenge we are facing is a platform to exhibit our artistic talent,” he said.
Musekiwa said art gives the younger generation perspective on where they came from and hope for a brighter future with an appreciation of their past.
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“Arts are more culture based and a platform to express ideas. In the olden days there was what was called taboo, but now no one really talks about it anymore. The arts allow one to venture into those long-forgotten aspects,” he said
Born in 1990 in Chitungwiza, Musekiwa comes from a family of stone sculptors, that includes his father Kennedy. He started carving stone at the age of five.
He earned an arts degree from The School of The National Gallery of Zimbabwe in 2013 and has since exhibited his works at various platforms including the Tiroche DeLeon Collection.
He joined the Catinca Tabacaru Gallery programme in 2015 after completing the gallery’s Art Residency Collaboration with Dzimbanhete Arts Interactions.
