Darius Mutamba Explained

Darius Tawanda Mutamba
Birth Date:1991 12, df=y
Birth Place:Harare, Zimbabwe
Alma Mater:Chinhoyi University of Technology
Known For:creative art and photojournalism
Notable Works:"Silent Voices" (2014)
Style:Chiaroscuro
Movement:contemporary art

Darius Mutamba (born 1991), is a Zimbabwean conceptual visual artist, curator, journalist, and photojournalist.[1] He is a journalist who has worked as a photojournalist for local news papers Daily News, Daily News on Sunday, and The Weekend Post. He also works as a production assistant for The Financial Gazette.

Controversy

In the month of June 2016 Mutamba curated a controversial photography exhibition in Harare entitled Object of Desire which focused on the nude human form. In support of his work he comments that nudity expresses "our common and universal element as humans."[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] In 2014, his work Silent Voices, a collection of 15 black and white photographs on canvas depicting Zimbabwean children, was exhibited at the Harare International Festival of the Arts.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Darius Mutamba's Profile on Talenthouse. Talenthouse. 2020-02-05. 5 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200205083440/https://www.talenthouse.com/darius-mutamba. dead.
  2. Web site: Another nudity exhibition on the cards: Mutamba. June 12, 2016. Kennedy. Nyavaya. thestandard.co.zw.
  3. Web site: Artist celebrates the beauty of life. Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation. June 2, 2016. 22 July 2016. 22 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160822013054/http://www.zbc.co.zw/index.php/news-categories/entertainment/68907-artist-celebrates-the-beauty-of-life-. dead.
  4. Web site: Exhibition puts spotlight on nudity. The Zimbabwe Star. Sharon. Muguwu. May 16, 2016. 23 July 2016. 9 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171109080654/http://www.thezimbabwestar.com/2016/05/17/exhibition-puts-spotlight-on-nudity/. dead.
  5. Web site: Chirikure opens nudity exhibition. June 3, 2016. WINSTONE. ANTONIO. newsday.co.zw.
  6. Web site: Daily News barred from taking Grace pictures. Mugove. Tafirenyika. dailynews.co.zw. February 16, 2015. 23 July 2016. 16 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171116174625/https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2015/02/16/daily-news-barred-from-taking-grace-pictures. dead.
  7. Web site: Student exhibits at Hifa. The Herald. May 5, 2014. Yeukai. Karengezeka.

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