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Gerald Takawira Art

1964-2004

Gerald Takawira was born in Nyanga, a small town in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, in 1964. Gerald is the oldest son of John Takawira, one of the first and most famous of the Zimbabwean sculptors to break onto the international scene. Coming from a family so intimately connected with art and sculpting, it was only natural that Gerald took an interest in sculpture from an early age. From the age of 13, he would assist his father with the more tedious work of sandpapering the sculptures to get them smooth. It was a part-time hobby for young Gerald, but it kindled his interest and in 1985 he began sculpting full time. During the early part of 1987, Gerald spent some time at the internationally renowned Chapungu Sculpture Park as a member of the artist residency program. During this time, he rubbed shoulders with many young sculptors who now make up the core of the second and third generation Shona sculptors. Gerald returned to Chapungu in 1999, where he spent some time under the tutelage of Masachi Asaka, a well-known Japanese sculptor. It was during this period that he first learned to sculpt in granite and marble as well as spring stone, serpentine and opal, which are more commonly used in Zimbabwe. Gerald was also able to work in lepidolite and leopard stone which are among the hardest stones to be used for sculpting. Gerald primarily worked alongside his famous father until his death in 1989, after which he established an independent group of sculptors and started a gallery outside Harare. Later Gerald emerged from the shadow of his famous father and developed into an extremely creative sculptor, with a good feel for his medium. He was able to respect the surface tension of a stone and harmoniously incorporate it into his work. He started tackling some large sculptures, mainly in the extremely hard black spring stone and green opal, which have been well received. Gerald's work is well known in the European market as he has had a great deal of personal exposure in Europe. In 1992, he held a solo exhibition in Cologne, Germany. In 2000, Gerald was part of a group exhibition in Hanover, where he also held a series of workshops and demonstrations. The same year he also spent two weeks accompanying a group exhibition in the UK and conducted some demonstrations for visitors. Later, that same year, he was commissioned to create a large granite sculpture for a Gallery in Dortmund, Germany. In 2002, Gerald was invited to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Belgium, where he taught sculpture to the students and completed some commission works for the gallery. He also participated in a Second Generation Exhibition of young sculptors in Cape Town, South Africa. In 2003, Gerald was commissioned to make a sculpture for the former prime minister of Malaysia, Mahathir bin Mohamad dedicated to his 22 years as a Prime Minister. Gerald completed the 8-tonne sculpture in two and a half months and called it The Window of Opportunity. G-Tak, as Gerald signed himself on his work, was passionate about his profession and the art that he was producing. He was an enthusiastic orator and would talk animatedly about the inspiration and story behind a particular sculpture and how the stone itself drives the creative process. Sadly, Gerald passed away in October 2004.

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Artist: Gerald Takawira
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