About Artist - Nicholas Mukomberanwa

Nicholas is widely acknowledged as one of the world's finest stone sculptors. Indeed, after the death of Henry Moore, some suggested that he deserved the title of "the finest". Sadly, Nicholas died in November 2002 but, like Moore, the work he leaves behind him ensures him a measure of immortality. Surely, he will guide any successor from the spirit word in which he so strongly believed and which so inspired his work.

Some of his sculptures are the result of Nicholas having had a clear concept in mind and then searching for a stone that would allow him to render it. More often however, he would abandon himself to his spiritual mentors and, in a state of possession, allow them to guide his tools.. The sculptures that he carved in this way resulted in a trademark unity of form and content characterised by sharp angles and the striking juxtaposition of uncut raw stone with highly polished surfaces. His preference for Springstone as a medium enhanced the effect of this carving technique by reducing any distraction that the colour and variegation that other commonly used stone might otherwise have caused. By the 1990s his fame, and the financial security it brought him, allowed Nicholas the luxury of sculpturing without the pressure of producing for large international exhibitions. Many feel that he produced his most powerful work during this last phase of his career.

Permanent collections of work by Nicholas are held at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Harare, The Museum of Mankind in London and The Museum Of Modern Art in New York.