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Chemedu Jemali'Special Catch' stone Shona sculpture figure and fish signed by Chemedu Jemali 2003
2003
About the Item
'Special Catch' is an original sculpture signed by the Zimbabwean artist Chemedu Jemali. The sculpture presents the head and torso of a figure clutching to a fish, each highly abstracted in Jemali's signature style: The figure's head leans to one side, eyes closed. Like rippling sound waves, ridges cover half the figures face and hair, each ridge undulating and glistening with a polished surface. This rippling emphasizes the theme of water from which the fish was caught, and likewise the fish's fins and tail are punctuated by staccato lines. As the viewer walks around the sculpture, they can see that Jemali has left parts of the figure rough as the original stone, and some areas unpolished, thus marking this sculpture as a celebration of material and surface.
green serpentine
46 x 13 x 10.5 inches
112 lbs
Signed "Chemedu Jemali" along base, proper right
Overall excellent condition with no signs of wear
Chemedu Jemali was born on March 3, 1971 in Harare, where he did his primary education. He and his family then moved to the Shamva township where he completed high school. His family is originally from Malawi and their totem is of the Miranzi (mouse).
Chemedu's work focuses on stylized and abstracted figuration, ranging from spirit birds to stylized busts. Chemedu took an interest in carving in the early 1990s, inspired by the success of his older brother, Chituwa, and became an established carver. Initially, he worked as an apprentice to Chituwa who introduced him to carving the local hard stone such as verdite, springstone, cobalt and lemon opal. He has three brothers and one sister; his brother, Salim, is also a full time sculptor.
He has become a well known artist not only in the Shona Art Movement, but also in The Netherlands and in Germany: In 2002, he held four exhibition workshops in Germany (Rhauderfern, Steinfurt, Stadhuishal Hengelo and Techlenburg). He likewise held an exhibition in the Chiefs and Spirit Gallery in Den Haag, Netherlands, in which all his works were sold.
Chemedu is one of the members of Matopos Association.
- Creator:Chemedu Jemali (1971, Shona, Zimbabwean)
- Creation Year:2003
- Dimensions:Height: 31 in (78.74 cm)Width: 13.5 in (34.29 cm)Depth: 10 in (25.4 cm)
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- Condition:Overall excellent condition with no signs of wear.
- Gallery Location:Milwaukee, WI
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