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Mike Munyaradzi
“
Mit navn er Mike Munyaradzi, jeg er zimbabweansk billedhugger
af anden generation. Jeg lærte at skabe skulpturer af min far, Henry
Munyaradzi. Jeg tror jeg begyndte da jeg var 13 år ammel, fordi jeg
sad ved siden af min far og så ham arbjde, og så lavede jeg selv små
fugle og andre dyr i små sten.
Min far sagde til mig: “Jeg vil gerne have du bliver billedhugger. Men
først vil jeg udstyre dig med en ordentlig uddannelse, hvis det nu ikke
lykkes.” Jeg gjorde gymnasiet færdigt. Jeg tog til Manchester universitet
og tog min uddannelse som computer ekspert. Jeg blev uddannet som
pilot. Og efter alle disse ting, måtte jeg spørge mig selv: OK, hvad er
nødvendigt for mig? At flyve? At være computer ekspert? Eller at være
billedhugger? Det måtte blive kunsten. Selvom jeg stadig flyver, er min
profession billedhugger, jeg er zimbabweansk skulptør. Sure.
For mig er en sten en skulptur, der venter på at komme frem. Jeg ser
på den og siger: “Ok, her har vi måske en løve. “ Så prøver jeg at få
den løve frem af stenen. Nu foregår det hele mellem mig og stenen. Er
vi overens her – eller slås vi?
“
My name is Mike Munyaradzi, I’m a Zimbabwean stone sculptor
of the 2nd generation. I learned sculpting from my father, Henry
Munyaradzi. I think I started when I was 13 years old, because I had
to sit beside my father watching him work, myself working on small
stones making little birds and little animals.
My father said to me, “I want you to be a sculptor. But I also want
to equip you with an adequate education in case you don’t make it
as a sculptor.” I went to Manchester University to get my degree in
computer science. I got my flying license as a commercial pilot. Then
after acquiring all those things I said to myself, “OK, what do I need to
do? Do I need to fly? Or do I need to be a computer scientist? Or do
I need to be a sculptor? So I decided to be a sculptor. Although I still
fly. But my profession is a stone sculptor, I am a Zimbabwean stone
sculptor. Sure.
To me a stone is a sculpture in waiting. I look at the stone and I’d say:
“Now, there could be lion in that stone.” Then I’ll try to get that lion
out of the stone. All I’m thinking now is between myself and the stone.
Are we fighting? Are we in good books here – or are we fighting?”
1535
Man In Deep Thoughts
Opal
79 × 55 × 33 cm
1.575 € / 11.775 Kr