Reaching

Thomas Makore

Reaching, Shona by Thomas Makore
  • Makore sculpture
  • Shona sculpture
Savvy Price $1,200.00
Gallery Price $1,500.00
Title
Reaching
Artist
Thomas Makore
Medium
Springstone
Size
16 1/4" height X 5" width X 4 1/2" depth
Signed
"T Makore" lowest portion of leg
Date of creation
Circa 2015
Condition
Excellent
Provenance
CNC
About The Reaching

Makore's figurative creation carries a surrealistic bent.  

About Thomas Makore
(Born 1980, Zimbabwe)  Thomas Makore is of the Tembo Mazvimbakupa totem of the korekore tribe.  He grew up in the Nuyamhondoro village attending primary education.  Ill health kept him from attending secondary school, hence his early start sculpting in stone.  iIn 1996 he gained experience observing Sonwet Murombedzi and Edmore Maurukira.  Hwadaya Gallery represented the artist's early sculptures.

In 2000 he moved to the Tengenege art community, where he became a permanent resident as a full time sculptor, marrying a woman named Fortunate.
Cultures

African & African American

Medium

Shona, Sculpture

Subject

Female

Keywords

Thomas Makore, Makore sculpture, Shona sculpture