FEATURED ARTIST - Freddy Mutekedza
 
 

 



Freddy Frezzer Mutekedza better known to us as Freddy is a Shona; he was born on 26 th November 1971 in the small town called Seke Township in Kosten, Zimbabwe.

He is the second born son of four boys. He attended Chinembiri Primary School and Cranborne Boys High School.

Freddy's father was a carpenter, he worked mostly on wooden chests which involved at lot of hand carving to individually decorate each chest.

At the age of twelve whilst still at primary school Freddy fell in love with sculpture work. He had three lessons of art and crafts a week which his teacher developed into sculpture lessons. He was taught to work with wood and stone and by the time he finished primary school he had acquired the basic knowledge of sculpture work.


Freddy's father passed away leaving his family with very little income. Freddy was forced to work on small sculptures during the weekends which he would sell on the streets of Harare. This is how his mother paid for his school fees. With the help of the Headmaster Mr Jani Freddy attained ‘A' levels.

In 1990 Freddy became a full time sculptor and this is how he now earns a sustainable living. The majority of his sculptures depict the culture of the Shona tribe as well as other African tribes. Some times the idea of a sculpture comes from a dream he has.

Freddy obtains the raw materials he uses from local quarries. He gets Rapoko stone from Kwekwe, Opal from Chiweshe, Verdite from Concession, Serpentine and Springstone from Kwekwe or Chiweshe.

Each unique sculpture draws from Freddy's inner most feelings and self expression as he ‘communicates' with the stone. Although he may start with a general idea of what he wants to achieve, new ideas keep evolving as he brings each piece of stone to life. Sculptures take between one and three weeks to complete depending on the size.

Freddy is inspired by famous Artists like Dominic Benhura and Collen Mutasa who have taken sculpture to greater heights “God willing my sculptures will reach greater heights too” – Freddy

 
 

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