The Mudariki Post

Background This was a one hour short presentation of the visual arts sector in Zimbabwe prsented to an audience in Cape Town, South Africa.  Its gave general overview of the art forms in the country, with a specail focus more Zimbabwean painting and sculpture. Richard presenting this paper at AFAI (2011)     Introduction to Zimbabwe This landlocked country in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. South Africa borders it to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. The word Zimbabwe, translated from the Shona language means “large houses of stone”, with reference to the ancient Great Zimbabwe Stone Ruins in Masvingo, south of the country.  In southern Africa, Great Zimbabwe forms part of the  more than 200 sites in which display the local architectural tradition of mortaless monumental granite walls. It is important to say that this site is a very s...

On Tuesday, March 26, 2013, I had the remarkable opportunity to participate in an innovative art session with Katherine Bull, a fellow artist based in Cape Town. What made this session particularly extraordinary was that we created portraits of each other using Skype, a software application that enables voice calls over the Internet. Skype facilitated real-time communication and collaboration between us, despite being physically apart. This intersection of art and technology allowed us to transcend geographical boundaries and explore new possibilities in artistic expression. Through the use of digital tools and platforms, we were able to engage in a unique artistic exchange, capturing each other's likenesses and interpreting them through our individual artistic lenses. The session yielded fascinating results, showcasing the dynamic synergy between traditional artistry and modern technology. Our portraits, born out of this unconventional collaboration, served as visual representatio...