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Lovemore Bonjisi Lovemore Bonjisi, born in January 1985 in Ruwa, Zimbabwe. Though he is the youngest in the Bonjisi family of stone sculptors he has proved to be the most dynamic artist by far, thanks to years of training by his brother Lameck Bonjisi (now deceased), one of Zimbabwe´s successful sculptors.
Lameck introduced Lovemore to stone sculpture when he was 12. He could not attend high school, as he did not have a birth certificate. He had no choice but to assist Lameck by sanding and polishing Lameck´s pieces. As he progressed, Lameck would give him small raw stones to work on and Lovemore´s creative nature was unleashed. By the age of 14 he was producing sculpture that appealed to many of the art dealers who visited Lameck. They encouraged Lovemore to work on bigger pieces and his art career began. Even in the shadow of his more famous brother, Lovemore´s work attracted many who viewed it. Lovemore says ´´A sculpture already exists in the stone before you start working on it. All I do as an artist is to remove the unwanted material to reveal the hidden sculpture hidden within; it´s like cutting a diamond´´. His work is dynamic and fluid, coupled with sharp angles and smooth long necks with lifelike faces. He cites as the reference for his work the legendary Nicholas Mukomberanwa, who in turn taught Lameck, who then passed on his knowledge. These two generations of great stone sculptors have led him to his remarkable destiny. Artist's Sculpture (Click to view):
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