Godfrey Machinjili, "Endangered Species - Protect Rhinos", 1993
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Godfrey Machinjili
born in 1969, Mozoe, Zimbabwe
died 1995
Started as sculptor in 1985 to help his older brother Garison Machinjili
Worked from 1987 until 1995 in Chapungu Sculpture Park, Harare
Godfrey Machinjili was one of the most talented of Zimbabwe’s ‘second generation’ of sculptures. His first contact with the craft of sculpture was made as an assistant to his brother Garison, but he soon beat out his own artistic path. The principal subjects of his sculptures are drawn from the world of plants and animals, which he depicts in idealized forms. His highly abstract depictions direct the viewer’s gaze towards nature’s details. In a manner analogous to the photographer Karl Blossfeldt, the artist uses hammer and chisel to bring a detail into focus, three-dimensionally revealing the beauty of a plant or an animal.
2004 - „Zimbabwe Stone Sculpture. A Retrospective 1957 – 2004“, Pierre Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe
1996 - „Zimbabwe Heritage 96“, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
1994 - „Zimbabwe Heritage 94“, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
1990 - John Boyne Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe
- Sibanda, Doreen, „Zimbabwe Stone Sculpture. A Retrospective 1957 – 2004“, Embassy of France & Weaver Press, Harare 2004, 148 S. mit farbigen Abbildungen