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NABOTHCHANDIRINGA

“Icannothaveanopinionabouttheoutcomeofthecarving,butmustfollowtheinspirationthattheindividualpieceofstoneoffers”

(b) 25.12.1964Nyanga,Zimbabwe

NabothChandiringastartedcarvingstoneasahobbywhileworkingforaTextileCompanyinChitungwiza,outsideHararein1989.Hesaidaftercarvingfor2yearsherealisedhewantedtosculptfull-time,andhadboththetalentandpassiontomakeithislife’swork.

“MyinspirationwasstirredbyartistslikeJoramMarigaandMaxwellChidora,andIreceivedconsiderabletuitionfromMarigasincewestayedinthesamearea”.

NabothalsohadthebenefitofaformalarttrainingatthePatersonArtCentreinHarare,andoncehehaddecidedtosculptfulltime,hereturnedtohishometownofNyangawheresomeofthemostbeautifulstonesinZimbabwearelocated.

Naboth’sdistinctivesculpturesinBlackSerpentine,oftenofmythicalbirdformshavefoundahomeingalleriesintheUnitedStates,CanadaandEurope,andseveralofhispiecesareinthepermanentcollectionoftheNationalGalleryofZimbabweinMutare.

ThedenseblackstoneandglisteningsheenthatissocharacteristicofBlackSerpentine,whichissourcedintheNyangaMountains,isNabothChandiringa’spreferredmedium.Shonamythology,biblicalstoriesandthebeautyofthemountainsencirclinghishomeiswhatinspiresNaboth.HisstylefusesthespiritualityofFirstgenerationsculptorsandthemorecontemporaryapproachtosculptingembracedbyThirdGenerationartists.