RHIZOME OF ENTITY
Date of completion: November 2022
Description: The Rhizome of Entity is a pencil drawing done on an 11’ x 14’ sketch book. This was done with the intention to show how firm and strong the foundation of a tree is. I believe no one is meant to do life alone and in order to succeed one needs to have a strong foundation and support system. The same way a tree consists of strong roots that feed it and enable it grow is the same way a strong support system of family and friends friends can help one grow as an individual.
THE CROSSROAD
Date of Completion: December 2022
Elucidation: The crossroad is a. 11” x 14” pencil drawn art piece. The concept behind this piece was to show two styles of Architecture I grew up surrounded by in Zimbabwe. The art above is a portrait frame with a spiral staircase as a the Spinal Cord Vertebrae which supports the persons head. However, this head when the image is rotated right side up, the audience will notice that it transforms into the traditional African hut that is standing on top of the two point perspective modern skyscraper. In addition, if the image is rotated once more, the skyscraper balances on top of the hut, depicting the shift and change in architecture over the past decades.
CONIFER
Date of Completion : January 2022
Elucidation: ‘ CONIFER’ is a 24” x 30” pencil art of a palm tree situation in my favorite spot of our garden in Zimbabwe. It was a palm tree that I planted 3 years prior. This is a palm tree that I helped to grow as I watered it and made sure ti barricade it and avoid it from being trampled on. The green lawn was done by the process of dissolving oil paint in turpentine and then using a rolling pin to create that texted on duplex paper.
ENMESHED
Date of completion: January 2022
Elucidation: Enmeshed is a 30” x 24” pencil piece done on a thick duplex paper. This art piece was inspired by my hobby. At some point in my life I took some time to learn more about my roots and the texture of hair, during that process I learnt how to braid black people like myself hair and the one thing I struggled with was the hair pieces getting entangled. However, I was determined and keen on learning I continued to work on my skill therefore resulting in enmeshed braids unraveling. The same ways one can get caught up with multiple things in life, if they don’t give up they will manage to get to where they want.
PORTRAIT
Date of Completion: November 2021
Description: Portrait was a 8.3” x 11.7” pencil drawn portrait. This portrait was done with the concept of combining African roots such Zimbabwean sculptures and clay alcohol vases known as “Hari” together with the people of Zimbabwe itself. In the picture above, a kind Zimbabwean man is holding the two national objects that bring the people and their culture together.
Date of Completion: October 2022
Elucidation: this 30” x 24” pencil art was done on a duplex paper. The concept of this piece was to utilize the space provided whilst using three dimensions, shaped such as elongated cylinders and cubes all meeting at one point.
ICOSAHEDRON
HOME
Date of Completion: October 2021
Elucidation : “Home” is a 30”x 24” multimedia piece done on duplex paper. The media consisted of acrylic paint, pen, pencil and marker ink. This image was done from a vague memory of the village I often used to visit that my grandfather was the head chief. I wanted to show the audience the Zimbabwean heritage and national Architecture, despite most of it being eradicated, these are some of the few huts still standing.
VIRTUAL
Date of Completion: January 2022
Elucidation: ‘ VIRTUAL’ is an 8.3” x 11.7” pencil drawn piece on plain white paper. This was done at a time in my life when I was not very confident with myself and looked down on myself. I often compared myself to those around me and wanted to look like the girls around me. However, as time went on I realized that despite not looking the same as the other girls, I am still beautiful. At the end of the day underneath the flesh we are all the same and consist of the same number of bones that construct our skeletons.
Title INFRASTRUCTURE
Date of Completion: December 2021
Elucidation: ‘INFRASTRUCTURE’ is an 8.3” x 11.7” pencil sketch done on plain paper. This was my first ever attempt to draw a two - point perspective building using step by step guidelines, however there were a bit of adjustments to avoid plagiarism.
OVERPASS
Date of Completion: January 2022
Elucidation: ‘OVERPASS’ is an 8.3” x 11.7”
multimedia done on cold pressed painting paper. It is done in water paint and pen. This painting was inspired by the place I often envision myself at whenever I wanted to get an escape of reality. In my country there are not many places like this snd unfortunately I never got the chance to visit the few we have because. Despite the circumstances, whenever I went through a rough patch I would close my eyes and relax and imagine a place the one above. The bridge represents the path of crossing from a dark and sombre place to a much clearer and vivid headspace.
Date of Completion: December 2020
Elucidation: ‘LAMP’ is a craftwork project I decided to take up on my own. I made a lamp stand for my music notes from scratch using tree barks and wood. The chandelier around the lamp was made from dried leaves and Bougainvillea flowers. The reason why I decided to do this project was because I went to an all boys school after they decided to introduce girls in the system. There were 12 girls in total, however I was the only girl that played the piano and drum kit. As a result I spent most of my time at the schools music Centre. The piano faced a window and through that window was a beautiful Bougainvillea flower garden consisting of those flowers in different colors. So this piece was a reminder of the place I spent most of my time playing instruments that I love.
LAMP
Date of Completion: November 2021
Elucidation: ‘1970’ is a 24” x 30” multimedia painting done on duplex paper with acrylic paint and black pen. This was done to depict the street that my father grew up in situated in a town known as Zvishavane
1970
GRAIN
Date of Completion: December 2022
Elucidation: ‘GRAIN’ is a 30” x 24” color pencil piece done on a duplex paper. This was a still life piece done out of my comfort zone using the three primary colors to create different colors and shades.
PEPE
Date of Completion: October 2021
Elucidation: ‘PEPE’ is an 11” x 14” oil pastel piece done on duplex paper. The intention of ‘PEPE’ was to deviate my normal style of doing pencil sketches by using oil pastel on a still life piece of the bell peppers, often called ‘PEPE’ in most African countries.
SUPPLEMENTARY
The following two pages consists of supplementary sketches and some of my photography that was taken on a Nikon camera.
Supplementary
