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Colleen Madamombe"Giving a Sign (C-33)" Black Serpentine Stone Sculpture by Colleen Madamombe2003
2003
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"Giving a Sign (C-33)" is an original black serpentine stone sculpture by Colleen Madamombe. The artist signed the piece at the base. This artwork features a woman in a large, textured dress gesturing to her side.
11" x 11" x 6" art
Colleen Madamombe was born in 1964 in Harare, Zimbabwe. Considered to be among the finest new talents from Zimbabwe, she has won the award of Best Female Artist of Zimbabwe for the past three consecutive years, and is quickly becoming an established figure of the Second Generation of Zimbabwean stone sculptors.
Madamombe's sculpture is evidence of her strong determination to express herself by creating a very individual style and choice of subject matter. The themes of womanhood, girlhood, pregnancy, motherhood, and the authority of the tribal Matriarch are visible in her artwork. These themes provide continuing inspiration and she looks forward to continue portraying the feminine experience through old age. Madamombe is interested in not only the emotional and spiritual side in a woman's life, but also the basic physical appearance and movement particular to females. She depicts in her forms these aspects of womanhood with a poetic clarity, revealing emotions such as pride, authority, energy, endeavor, sadness, tenderness and humor. Madamombe is a quiet and private person, however she has strong feelings concerning the changing role of women in Zimbabwean society. Opportunities are developing for women, however she feels they are losing their positions of traditional respect. In her view, it still remains difficult for women to pursue a career in the arts, predominantly because of an inherent lack of self-confidence. However another critical factor is that the idea of following one's own ideas and ambitions or pursuing a profession is foreign to many Zimbabwean women. Madamombe explained, "A lot of women are artists and just don't realize it --making pots and other things for the home, and not for sale."
Some of Madamombe's early works emphasized the importance of seemingly insignificant subjects such as ants, bees, butterflies and caterpillars. She admits to a fascination with what she sees as the humility of insects, a trait she feels the human race has lost. Other creatures, such as the cat and the zebra have provided interesting subject material, however her fascination with the smallest of living things has endured, remarking, "[I like].. The way ants move in lines particularly. I love to watch their movement." She observes each of her subjects as closely as possible, and then carves from a strong mental image and the memories she holds of the animal, insect or person.
Madamombe predominantly works in hard black Serpentine and uses the outer blanket of the stone to create several different textures to contrast with the polished surfaces.
- Creator:Colleen Madamombe (1964 - 2009, Shona, Zimbabwean)
- Creation Year:2003
- Dimensions:Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)Depth: 6 in (15.24 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Milwaukee, WI
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Colleen Madamombe
Colleen Madamombe was born in 1964 in Harare, Zimbabwe. She is considered to be one of the finest talents from Zimbabwe and has won the award of Best Female Artist of Zimbabwe for three consecutive years. Madamombe quickly became an established figure of the second generation of Zimbabwean stone sculptors. Madamombe's sculpture was evidence of her strong determination to express herself by creating a very individual style and choice of the subject matter. The themes of womanhood, girlhood, pregnancy, motherhood and tribal matriarchy were visible in her artwork. These themes provided continuous inspiration and she looked forward to portraying the feminine experience through old age.
Madamombe was interested in not only the emotional and spiritual side in a woman's life but also the basic physical appearance and movement particular to females. She depicted in her forms these aspects of womanhood with poetic clarity, revealing emotions such as pride, authority, energy, endeavor, sadness, tenderness and humor. Some of Madamombe's early works emphasized the importance of seemingly insignificant subjects such as ants, bees, butterflies and caterpillars. She admitted to a fascination with what she saw as the humility of insects, a trait she felt the human race had lost. Other creatures, such as the cat and zebra, had provided interesting subject material, however, her fascination with the smallest of living things had endured. "I like the way ants move in lines particularly. I love to watch the movement," she remarked.
Madamombe observed each of her subjects as closely as possible and then carved from a strong mental image of the memories she held of the animal, insect or person. Madamombe predominantly worked in hard black serpentine and used the outer blanket of the stone to create several different textures to contrast with the polished surfaces. Madamombe’s major works include The Birth, Dancing Woman, Growing Well and My Wedding Day.
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