Ismael Shivute Art
Namibian, b. 1988
Ismael Shivute (b. 1988) studied Sculpture in the Department of Visual Arts at the College of the Arts. The sculptor has participated in many group exhibitions locally and internationally, and had a solo exhibition at the National Art Gallery of Namibia in 2016. Shivute’s mixed media artworks are inspired by his environment, often working with found or recycled materials drawn from the area in which he lives. He says, “As an artist I am only inspired by my environment, recycled or used materials and the feel of things made by hand… I feel that my art reflects a unique Namibian identity, as well as my own identity as a young artist struggling to survive in the world.”
In recent years Shivute’s practice has expanded to include large scale metal sculptures made out of metal sheets and bars which he welds together to create figurative pieces. The sculptor also carves soapstone which is sourced locally from quarries on the outskirts of Windhoek. These soapstone sculptures are sometimes figurative but often abstract. The artist’s philosophical and meditative approach to carving creates artworks that are at once formally adept and intensely thoughtful.
Shivute exhibited as part of StArt Art Gallery’s exhibition ‘Being Here‘ in 2017. He also formed part of the duo who exhibited in ‘Side by Side’, an exhibition curated by StArt Art Gallery, hosted at the Goethe-Institut, Windhoek in 2018. In 2022, Shivute held his most recent solo exhibition ‘I Keep My Circle Small‘, at Fresh ‘n Wild at Utopia, Windhoek.
Collections: National Art Gallery of Namibia, John Muafangejo Art Centre (Namibia), Collection of the government of the Republic of Namibia, USAIDS (Switzerland), Tulipamwe International Artists Workshop Collection (Namibia), Omuntu Gardens (Namibia), Private Collections: Namibia, the Netherlands, USA(Biography provided by StArt Art Gallery)
to
2
1
3
7
1
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
4
12
12
54
43
25
25
11
2
1
Artist: Ismael Shivute
Dealer: StArt Art Gallery
Crazy Artist, Ismael Shivute, Reclaimed welded metal, wooden base
By Ismael Shivute
Located in Windhoek, NA
Crazy Artist, 2018. Reclaimed Metal
Hailing from northern Namibia, Ismael Shivute studied Sculpture and Product Development in the Department of Visual Arts at the College of the Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Metal
Follow the circle by Ismael Shivute, hand carved Namibian soapstone
By Ismael Shivute
Located in Windhoek, NA
This artwork formed part of Ismael Shivute's 2022 solo exhibition 'I keep my circle small' hosted in Windhoek, Namibia.
Hailing from northern Namibia, Ismael Shivute studied Sculptu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Stone
Infinity by Ismael Shivute, hand carved Namibian soapstone
By Ismael Shivute
Located in Windhoek, NA
This artwork formed part of Ismael Shivute's 2022 solo exhibition 'I keep my circle small' hosted in Windhoek, Namibia.
Hailing from northern Namibia, Ismael Shivute studied Sculptu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Stone
On the other side by Ismael Shivute, hand carved Namibian soapstone
By Ismael Shivute
Located in Windhoek, NA
This artwork formed part of Ismael Shivute's 2022 solo exhibition 'I keep my circle small' hosted in Windhoek, Namibia.
Hailing from northern Namibia, Ismael Shivute studied Sculptu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Stone
My Identity by Ismael Shivute, hand carved Namibian soapstone
By Ismael Shivute
Located in Windhoek, NA
This artwork formed part of Ismael Shivute's 2022 solo exhibition 'I keep my circle small' hosted in Windhoek, Namibia.
Hailing from northern Namibia, Ismael Shivute studied Sculptu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Stone
Circle of tomorrow by Ismael Shivute, hand carved Namibian soapstone
By Ismael Shivute
Located in Windhoek, NA
This artwork formed part of Ismael Shivute's 2022 solo exhibition 'I keep my circle small' hosted in Windhoek, Namibia.
Hailing from northern Namibia, Ismael Shivute studied Sculptu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Stone
The tool in my hand by Ismael Shivute, hand carved Namibian soapstone
By Ismael Shivute
Located in Windhoek, NA
This artwork formed part of Ismael Shivute's 2022 solo exhibition 'I keep my circle small' hosted in Windhoek, Namibia.
Hailing from northern Namibia, Ismael Shivute studied Sculptu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Stone
Anthill by Ismael Shivute, hand carved Namibian soapstone
By Ismael Shivute
Located in Windhoek, NA
This artwork formed part of Ismael Shivute's 2022 solo exhibition 'I keep my circle small' hosted in Windhoek, Namibia.
Hailing from northern Namibia, Ismael Shivute studied Sculptu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Stone
Male version by Ismael Shivute, hand carved Namibian soapstone
By Ismael Shivute
Located in Windhoek, NA
This artwork formed part of Ismael Shivute's 2022 solo exhibition 'I keep my circle small' hosted in Windhoek, Namibia.
Hailing from northern Namibia, Ismael Shivute studied Sculptu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Stone
It's all in the mind by Ismael Shivute, hand carved Namibian soapstone
By Ismael Shivute
Located in Windhoek, NA
This artwork formed part of Ismael Shivute's 2022 solo exhibition 'I keep my circle small' hosted in Windhoek, Namibia.
Hailing from northern Namibia, Ismael Shivute studied Sculptu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Stone
Feel me by Ismael Shivute, hand carved Namibian soapstone
By Ismael Shivute
Located in Windhoek, NA
This artwork formed part of Ismael Shivute's 2022 solo exhibition 'I keep my circle small' hosted in Windhoek, Namibia.
Hailing from northern Namibia, Ismael Shivute studied Sculptu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Stone
Juncture, Ismael Shivute, hand carved Namibian soapatone and reclaimed metal
By Ismael Shivute
Located in Windhoek, NA
Juncture, 2020. Soapstone and Reclaimed Metal
Hailing from northern Namibia, Ismael Shivute studied Sculpture and Product Development in the Department of Visual Arts at the Colleg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Stone, Metal
Related Items
Circus Bear on Bicycle, Polystyrene, Metal, Acrylic Paint, Wall Sculpture
Located in Jerusalem, IL
Circus bear on bicycle , 2022
Polystyrene, wood, aluminum and industrial paints
35 x 45 x 5 cm
14 x 18 x 2 in
As an Industrial designer, I was trained t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Metal
H 13.78 in W 17.72 in D 1.97 in
Yann Barrere - Bipède - Original Sculpture
By Yann Barrerre
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Yann Barrere - Bipède - Original Sculpture
Dimensions: 80 x 85 x 48 cm
Materials: Black Concrete
"For me, the pleasure of sculpture is already that of pruning. It is a matter of phy...
Category
2010s Modern Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Concrete
Untitled "Marble Fragment 3" 2019, acrylic, landscape, wall sculpture, clouds
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Untitled "Marble Fragment 3" 2019, acrylic, landscape, wall sculpture, clouds, purple, blue
Category
2010s Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Marble
H 7 in W 7 in D 0.75 in
Untitled "Marble Fragment 1" 2019, acrylic, landscape, wall sculpture, clouds
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Untitled "Marble Fragment 1" 2019, acrylic, landscape, wall sculpture, clouds, purple, blue
Category
2010s Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Marble
H 6 in W 7 in D 0.75 in
Pirouette 19/50 - smooth, black, granite, indoor/outdoor, abstract sculpture
By Jeremy Guy
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Smooth surfaced, engineered black granite is sculpted into an elegant, spinning form by Jeremy Guy. This lively shape that appears to spin dynamically on its narrow base, like a piro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Cast Stone, Granite
H 28 in W 21 in D 15 in
Wave of Whispers - contemporary modern Bath stone jesmonite wall sculpture
By Mari-Ruth Oda
Located in Doetinchem, NL
"Wave of Whispers" is a contemporary modern abstract wall sculpture by UK artist Mari-Ruth Oda. Made from Bath Stone Jesmonite, a fine art composite material based on acrylic resin, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Stone
H 9.85 in W 9.85 in D 2.76 in
Knight of New Thoughts 667 - Contemporary Mixed Media Wearable Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Knight of New Thoughts 667 is from Linda Stein's Body-Swapping Armor series. These wearable sculptures are ambiguous and androgynous in form, allowing the wearer to explore new and different body and gender incarnations.
This artwork was part of Linda Stein's exhibition titled "The Fluidity of Gender", which has traveled to 30 institutions in the US, including the Holter Museum of Art and Noyes Museum of Art.
Please note: this work can be displayed hanging...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Metal
American Contemporary Mixed Media Sculpture - Linda Stein, Country Knight 643
Located in New York, NY
This sculpture from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series functions both as a defender in battle and a symbol of pacifism. The series references popular and religious icons suc...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Metal
Linda Stein, Protection 469 - Contemporary Mixed Media Metal Wall Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Protection 469 - Contemporary Mixed Media Metal Wall Sculpture
Protection 469 is from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series, which she started after being forced ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Metal
Linda Stein, Tough Love 683 - Contemporary Mixed Media Fashion Leather Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Tough Love 683 - Contemporary Mixed Media Fashion Leather Sculpture
Tough Love 683 is from Linda Stein's Body-Swapping Armor series. These wearable sculptures are ambig...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Metal
Linda Stein, W 629- Contemporary Mixed Media Silver Black Metal Armor Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
W 629 from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series functions both as a defender in battle and a symbol of pacifism. The series references popular and religious icons such as Wond...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Metal
Feminist Contemporary Black Leather Metal Wall Sculpture - Honor Guard 688
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Honor Guard 688 - Feminist Contemporary Black Leather Metal Wall Sculpture
Linda Stein started her Knights of Protection series after she was forced to evacuate her N...
Category
2010s Feminist Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Metal
H 79 in W 24 in D 10 in
Previously Available Items
Intercession, Ismael Shivute, hand carved Namibian soapstone
By Ismael Shivute
Located in Windhoek, NA
Intercession, 2020. Soapstone
Hailing from northern Namibia, Ismael Shivute studied Sculpture and Product Development in the Department of Visual Arts at the College of the Arts. S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Stone
H 23.63 in W 13 in D 8.67 in
Harmony, Ismael Shivute, Soapstone and reclaimed metal, sculpture, hand carved
By Ismael Shivute
Located in Windhoek, NA
Harmony, 2020. Soapstone and Reclaimed Metal
Hailing from northern Namibia, Ismael Shivute studied Sculpture and Product Development in the Department of Visual Arts at the College ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Stone, Metal
H 31.5 in W 11.82 in D 13.39 in
Contrary, Ismael Shivute, carved Namibian Soapstone
By Ismael Shivute
Located in Windhoek, NA
Contrary, 2020. Soapstone
Hailing from northern Namibia, Ismael Shivute studied Sculpture and Product Development in the Department of Visual Arts at the College of the Arts. Shivut...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Stone
H 14.57 in W 7.88 in D 5.12 in
Droplet, Ismael Shivute, carved Namibian soapstone
By Ismael Shivute
Located in Windhoek, NA
Droplet, 2020. Soapstone
Hailing from northern Namibia, Ismael Shivute studied Sculpture and Product Development in the Department of Visual Arts at the College of the Arts. Shivut...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Ismael Shivute Art
Materials
Stone
H 17.72 in W 9.85 in D 3.94 in
Ismael Shivute art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Ismael Shivute art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Ismael Shivute in stone, metal, wood and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Ismael Shivute art, so small editions measuring 4 inches across are available. Ismael Shivute art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $340 and tops out at $2,160, while the average work can sell for $800.