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Thinker
Ishmael Chitiyo

Springstone

54cm (h)
20cm (w)
12cm (d)

13.0kg

SOLD

Roadsides in Zimbabwe are littered with 'airport art' - crude soapstone carvings of dancing families, lovers and thinkers.

This sculpture is a very intelligent reworking of a very stale theme. The thinker rests, chin in cupped hand; the true art lies in the simplicity of Ishmael's abstract treatment. There's nothing 'roadside' about this piece!

Ishmael was one of 2 runners-up in the sculpture category of the NAMA competition in 2008. This clever piece shows why the judges placed him so highly against stiff competition.