Agnes Buya Yombwe packing out.
The current exhibition
WOMEN IN ART: art by or about women
runs from 2 March through May 2013 - extended till august 5.
On display art work by:
Agnes Buya Yombwe (Wayi Wayi Gallery), Barbara Lechner, Esnart Han'goma Mweemba, The Kalcho group, Lutanda Mwamba, Fakson Kulya, David Chibwe, Bert Witkamp (Zamfactor Ltd), Henry Tayali, M. Kalubi, Stephen Kappata and Patrick Mweemba.
Applied art by:
Mununi Club, Agnes Mbuya Yombwe (Wayi Wayi Gellery), Malambo Women's Club, Esnart Han'goma Mweemba (Tazimani Crafts Centre), Nchimunya Mweemba Witkamp (Zamfactor Ltd.) and Lilian Matakala.
The exhibition is a joined project of the Choma Museum (CMCC) and Zamfactor Ltd.
Below a selection of work on display.
WOMEN IN ART: art by or about women
runs from 2 March through May 2013 - extended till august 5.
On display art work by:
Agnes Buya Yombwe (Wayi Wayi Gallery), Barbara Lechner, Esnart Han'goma Mweemba, The Kalcho group, Lutanda Mwamba, Fakson Kulya, David Chibwe, Bert Witkamp (Zamfactor Ltd), Henry Tayali, M. Kalubi, Stephen Kappata and Patrick Mweemba.
Applied art by:
Mununi Club, Agnes Mbuya Yombwe (Wayi Wayi Gellery), Malambo Women's Club, Esnart Han'goma Mweemba (Tazimani Crafts Centre), Nchimunya Mweemba Witkamp (Zamfactor Ltd.) and Lilian Matakala.
The exhibition is a joined project of the Choma Museum (CMCC) and Zamfactor Ltd.
Below a selection of work on display.
African Diva. Water colour by Barbara Lechner. 46 x 61 cm.
Barbara, originating from Austria, has recently joined the Zambian art world. She was one of the artists featuring at the inauguration at 9 December 2012 of the Shazula home Art Gallery managed by Peter and Nano Gustavus. She is the driving force behind Malaikha, a school for children with impared eye sight.
At this exhibition she presents a series of six water colour designs in the price range of Kr 1,500 to 2,500; handmade wooden frame included.
Barbara, originating from Austria, has recently joined the Zambian art world. She was one of the artists featuring at the inauguration at 9 December 2012 of the Shazula home Art Gallery managed by Peter and Nano Gustavus. She is the driving force behind Malaikha, a school for children with impared eye sight.
At this exhibition she presents a series of six water colour designs in the price range of Kr 1,500 to 2,500; handmade wooden frame included.
Nachisungu. Lino cut by Lutanda. Print 1/10, size 20 x 33 cm, 1993.
Lutanda for a long time is one of Zambia's top graphic artists, specialising in lino cuts and silk screen prints.
Most of his lino cuts are in colour, but this one is in black and white.
The title Nachisungu refers to the chiBemba word for a girl who is going through the girls initiation called chisungu. Here we see the girl coming out (of seclusion) when she dances in public. Traditionally marriage would follow soon.
Out of the collection of Bert Witkamp. Kr 900.
Lutanda for a long time is one of Zambia's top graphic artists, specialising in lino cuts and silk screen prints.
Most of his lino cuts are in colour, but this one is in black and white.
The title Nachisungu refers to the chiBemba word for a girl who is going through the girls initiation called chisungu. Here we see the girl coming out (of seclusion) when she dances in public. Traditionally marriage would follow soon.
Out of the collection of Bert Witkamp. Kr 900.
A Measure of Cooking Oil. Wood cut by Henry Tayali (1943-1987). Print 7/15, 30 x 50 cm, 1982.
Tayali belonged to the first generation of academically trained Zambian artists. He was a graphic artist, a painter and did some sculpture. His graphic oeuvre influenced other, self styled artists of his generation as Patrick Mweemba or David Chibwe who experimented with his particular, personal style.
The theme of this print is situated in the Kaunda era of the second republic. Shortages of essential commodities were the order of the day. A women pours a meaure of precious cooking oil, perhaps to sell it in the "mishanga" system - meaning the reselling of a small quantity from a larger quantity.
The Choma Museum has in custody 25 of Tayali's prints. The proceeds of the sales go to his surviving wife Rose and their children.
Tayali belonged to the first generation of academically trained Zambian artists. He was a graphic artist, a painter and did some sculpture. His graphic oeuvre influenced other, self styled artists of his generation as Patrick Mweemba or David Chibwe who experimented with his particular, personal style.
The theme of this print is situated in the Kaunda era of the second republic. Shortages of essential commodities were the order of the day. A women pours a meaure of precious cooking oil, perhaps to sell it in the "mishanga" system - meaning the reselling of a small quantity from a larger quantity.
The Choma Museum has in custody 25 of Tayali's prints. The proceeds of the sales go to his surviving wife Rose and their children.
A return from the Field. Lino cut by David Chibwe. 10.5 x 24 cm, 1989.
David Chibwe is one of Zambia's veteran artists and one of the members of the Lusaka Artists Group. This group of self styled artists produced during 1975 - 1980 most of the graphic art in Zambia.
Much of David's work is about the daily life in the village or the urban compound (township). In this picture women return home carrying baskets with food they have harvested from their fields.
Out of the collection of Bert Witkamp. Price Kr 450.
David Chibwe is one of Zambia's veteran artists and one of the members of the Lusaka Artists Group. This group of self styled artists produced during 1975 - 1980 most of the graphic art in Zambia.
Much of David's work is about the daily life in the village or the urban compound (township). In this picture women return home carrying baskets with food they have harvested from their fields.
Out of the collection of Bert Witkamp. Price Kr 450.
The Birth of the Son. Painting (gouache?) by Fakson Kulya. 90 x 75 cm, around 1991. In private collection.
Fakson, with David Chibwe, Patrick Mweemba and Bert Witkamp, was a core member of the Lusaka Artist Group. He made prints, paintings, drawings and sculptures. The date of his birth is not known - must have been somewhere around 1950 - and neither is the date of his death - possibly around 2000. Fakson's pictorial
style and inspiration is folksy; sometimes fantastic, sometimes humorous; sometimes bizarre - or a combination of any of these.
n.f.s., collector's item.
Fakson, with David Chibwe, Patrick Mweemba and Bert Witkamp, was a core member of the Lusaka Artist Group. He made prints, paintings, drawings and sculptures. The date of his birth is not known - must have been somewhere around 1950 - and neither is the date of his death - possibly around 2000. Fakson's pictorial
style and inspiration is folksy; sometimes fantastic, sometimes humorous; sometimes bizarre - or a combination of any of these.
n.f.s., collector's item.
Women at Work. Acrylic painting by M. Kalubi. 45 x 70 cm, 1992. In private collection.
Kalubi definitely is not in the premier league of the Zambian art world. But once in a while he would make something truly nice, as this painting, which captures women at work in the field, rhythmically.
n.f.s. collector's item.
Kalubi definitely is not in the premier league of the Zambian art world. But once in a while he would make something truly nice, as this painting, which captures women at work in the field, rhythmically.
n.f.s. collector's item.
Fish. Wall hanging by Agnes Buya Yombwe. Made of string and painted pods of the Flamboyant tree.
65 x 42 cm. 2013.
Agnes likes to use local materials in art. She also likes to use decorative patterns inspired by regional pictorial tradition - all in her own way. On display are also much larger wall hangings and body ornaments as ear rings or bangles.
65 x 42 cm. 2013.
Agnes likes to use local materials in art. She also likes to use decorative patterns inspired by regional pictorial tradition - all in her own way. On display are also much larger wall hangings and body ornaments as ear rings or bangles.
The Female View. Colour pencil drawing by Gijsbert Witkamp. 48 x 32 cm, 2013.
Bert works in several styles, and in this picture he combines the clearly defined with the evocative. "I make the image on paper and you create its percept in your mind" is the philosophy behind this kind of work.
Kr 2,500 without frame.
Bert works in several styles, and in this picture he combines the clearly defined with the evocative. "I make the image on paper and you create its percept in your mind" is the philosophy behind this kind of work.
Kr 2,500 without frame.
Rhumba Dance in Southern Province. Stephen Kappata. Paint, about 1996.
The late Kappata, born in 1936, quite literally was a monumental figure in the Zambian art scene. He started out as signwriter and became an internationally well known painter working more or less in the naive artistic tradition. Much of his work has a humorous quality - as this painting does. Kappata has a range of subjects and themes; and one could order from a sample book. In a sense he was positioned between art and craft: his work had genuine artistic quality but he did not believe in the uniqueness of each painting.
Kr 5,000.
The late Kappata, born in 1936, quite literally was a monumental figure in the Zambian art scene. He started out as signwriter and became an internationally well known painter working more or less in the naive artistic tradition. Much of his work has a humorous quality - as this painting does. Kappata has a range of subjects and themes; and one could order from a sample book. In a sense he was positioned between art and craft: his work had genuine artistic quality but he did not believe in the uniqueness of each painting.
Kr 5,000.
Give and Take. Silk screen print by Esnart Han'goma Mweemba.
Esnart is mostly known as an artisan, a teacher of crafts people and the owner of a crafts shop. She has also gone in to the visual arts, and this is one of her prints. She also has bead work on show and for sale.
Kr 3,500.
Esnart is mostly known as an artisan, a teacher of crafts people and the owner of a crafts shop. She has also gone in to the visual arts, and this is one of her prints. She also has bead work on show and for sale.
Kr 3,500.
The Mother. Lino cut by Patrick Meemba. Artists proof, 1992.
Patrick also is one of the old timers in the Zambian art scene. He, with David Chibwe, Fakson Kulya and Bert Witkamp were core members of the Lusaka Artists Group; and it was in this company where his interest in graphics developed. Patrick also sculpts and paints.
Patrick also is one of the old timers in the Zambian art scene. He, with David Chibwe, Fakson Kulya and Bert Witkamp were core members of the Lusaka Artists Group; and it was in this company where his interest in graphics developed. Patrick also sculpts and paints.