Fanizani Akuda (1932 - 2011) - photo 1

Fanizani Akuda

Fanizani Akuda is a self-taught sculptor from Zimbabwe, born in Zambia.

He was working as a stonemason in a quarry when he got his hands on a tool and created his first stone sculpture. With his own unique style, Fanizani was able to convey human emotion in stone with talent. His work can be recognized by the slitted eyes, rounded shapes, cheerful and smiling faces, and his themes are also happy families, human and animal interactions, often in pairs or groups. Fanizani also liked to carve whistle sculptures.

Thanks to Fanizani and his unique stone sculptures, Zimbabwe is internationally recognized today.

Date and place of birt:11 november 1932, Mteya, Zambia
Date and place of death:5 february 2011, Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
Nationality:Zambia, Zimbabwe
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Sculptor
Genre:Portrait sculpture
Art style:Contemporary art, Traditionalism
Medium:Stone

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Teodor Moraru
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Don Gummer
1946
Kurt Sohns (1907 - 1990)
Kurt Sohns
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Luis Zimmermann (1998)
Luis Zimmermann
1998
Richard Estes (1932)
Richard Estes
1932
Willi Keller (1942)
Willi Keller
1942
Waldo Díaz-Balart y Gutiérrez (1931)
Waldo Díaz-Balart y Gutiérrez
1931
Shusaku Arakawa (1936 - 2010)
Shusaku Arakawa
1936 - 2010
Ewald Vetter (1894 - 1981)
Ewald Vetter
1894 - 1981
Lorna Selim (1928 - 2021)
Lorna Selim
1928 - 2021
Wolfgang Opitz (1944)
Wolfgang Opitz
1944
Ivan Mareš (1956)
Ivan Mareš
1956
Albert Oehlen (1954)
Albert Oehlen
1954
Sergei Gureevich Anikin (1924 - 2002)
Sergei Gureevich Anikin
1924 - 2002
Adam Marczukiewicz (1958)
Adam Marczukiewicz
1958
Akbar Padamsee (1928 - 2020)
Akbar Padamsee
1928 - 2020
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