| Bruce Thabani Chidovori |
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Bruce Thabani Chidovori was born in Bulawayo in 1977. He moved to Botswana in 1995 studied desktop publishing 1995 to 1996. He moved to South Africa in 1997 were he worked with charities involved with HIV then in 1998 he moved to the UK.
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| About the Artist |
My paintings are primarily contemporary with a African-Anglo approach to bridge the gap between both cultures, although my new work contains references towards figurative work. Now that I am confident with my work I have taken art as a profession spending time researching new projects subject matter through world events mostly Africa. I get a lot of my inspiration during these periods and spend much of my time sketching, although I rarely use this information to literally translate into a painting. My work doesn’t draw reference to any particular place.
Colour, alongside texture, is the main ingredient to my work. I am particularly interested in the contrast between heavily textured areas and the very flat, serene and blended areas of paint. Many ideas for my palette stem from colours experienced in different places such as those from Africa, Germany, Switzerland and the South of England. I spend as much spare time in the countryside as I can in the summer seeking inspiration for my projects.
I get ideas for my work from everything and anything. Colours, personal experiences, structures in the city or random objects, in contrast, to more natural subject matter giving me constantly varied compositional ideas for my paintings.
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Renevatio (Latin: rebirth)
2006 Acrylic on canvas 92 x 92cm |
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Renevatio (II) (Latin: rebirth)
2008 Acrylic on canvas paper 76 x 56cm |
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Red dust
2005 Acrylics and oils on canvas 40 x 40cm |
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Summer Jazz
2008 Acrylic on canvas board 76 x 51cm |
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Strings of Life
2008 Liquid acrylic on canvas board 62 x 46cm |
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String Quartet (SOLD)
2008 Acrylic on canvas paper 50 x 70cm |
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Hope
2007 Acrylic on canvas board 62 x 46cm |
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Body heat
2008 Acrylic on canvas board 56 x 46cm |
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Horizon
2007 Acrylic on canvas board 77 x 52cm |
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Fertility (SOLD)
2007 Acrylic on canvas board 54 x 44cm |
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A piece celebrating a fertile Zimababwe. Fertility talk about the times when Zimbabwe was the bread basket of Africa and beyond. The colours i have chosen have been intentional; Brown talks of the fertile soil of Zimbabwe. All food source organically grown to feed the nation, our live stock wild animals and yet today - it largely depends on aid hand outs. |
The Bowler
2005 Acrylic on canvas board 36 x 26cm |
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Yellow mellow corner
2008 Acrilic on canvas paper 57 x 76cm |
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Mellow yellow corner. |
TABULA RASA (Latin: clean slate)
2008 30 x 20 in |
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Tanto Uberior (Latin: so much more plentiful)
2008 100 x 70 cm |
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Autumn leaves
2008 24'' x 20'' |
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Mixed medium (Acrylic and oil pastels on acrylic board). |
Untitled III
2008 20'' x 16'' |
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Mixed medium (Acrylic and oil pastels on acrylic board). |
Untitled IV
2008 22'' x 18'' |
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Mixed medium (Acrylic and oil pastels on acrylic board). |
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| Education and biography |
| I am a self taught artist, fisrt exhibition: on-line Saatchi gallery UK (2006), world’s largest collaborative art project One million masterpiece UK (2007). His work has recently been used by DACS (design and artists copy right society) in their 2007 annual report. two exhibitions for 2008, Wilsden green library Gallery London (April 2008), Art space galleries Mayfair London (June 2008). |
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| Future shows |
| Future exhibition will be in September 2008. See posting for further details. |
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Website: www.deeganart.co.uk |
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