Moffat Takadiwa
Karoi, Zimbabwe. 1983
– “Painter sells artwork to Jay Z”, By Shingirirayi Mudogi. NEHANDA RADIO, 7 February 2020.
https://nehandaradio.com/2020/02/07/painter-sells-artwork-to-jay-z/
– “Tapestries of plastic waste in downtown LA”,By Steve Chiotakis. KRCW, 18 September 2019.
– “Moffat Takadiwa: Say Hello to English”. C&, 17 March 2017.
https://www.contemporaryand.com/de/exhibition/moffat-takadiwa-say-hello-to-english/
https://trueafrica.co/article/moffat-takadiwa-shy-guy-whose-art-speaks-volumes/
– “The New Face of African Art”, By Kelly Crow. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, 15 May 2016.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-face-of-african-art-1462983212
– “Diaspora Art Diaries: Moffat Takadiwa”, Zimbo JAM Network, 9 November 2015.
https://www.zimbojam.com/diaspora-art-diaries-moffat-takadiwa/
– “Moffat Takadiwa, Foreign Objects, Tyburn Gallery, London”, AESTHETICA Magazine, 20 December 2015.
https://aestheticamagazine.com/moffat-takadiwa/
– “Dalla spazzatura alla scultura”. LA STAMPA, 20 November 2015.
https://www.lastampa.it/cultura/2015/11/20/news/dalla-spazzatura-alla-scultura-1.35209023
– “10 Young African Artists You Should Know”, Sean O´Toole. ARTSY, 31 August 2015.
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-10-young-african-artists-you-should-know
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– “Painter sells artwork to Jay Z”, By Shingirirayi Mudogi. NEHANDA RADIO, 7 February 2020.
https://nehandaradio.com/2020/02/07/painter-sells-artwork-to-jay-z/
– “Tapestries of plastic waste in downtown LA”,By Steve Chiotakis. KRCW, 18 September 2019.
– “Moffat Takadiwa: Say Hello to English”. C&, 17 March 2017.
https://www.contemporaryand.com/de/exhibition/moffat-takadiwa-say-hello-to-english/
https://trueafrica.co/article/moffat-takadiwa-shy-guy-whose-art-speaks-volumes/
– “The New Face of African Art”, By Kelly Crow. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, 15 May 2016.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-face-of-african-art-1462983212
– “Diaspora Art Diaries: Moffat Takadiwa”, Zimbo JAM Network, 9 November 2015.
https://www.zimbojam.com/diaspora-art-diaries-moffat-takadiwa/
– “Moffat Takadiwa, Foreign Objects, Tyburn Gallery, London”, AESTHETICA Magazine, 20 December 2015.
https://aestheticamagazine.com/moffat-takadiwa/
– “Dalla spazzatura alla scultura”. LA STAMPA, 20 November 2015.
https://www.lastampa.it/cultura/2015/11/20/news/dalla-spazzatura-alla-scultura-1.35209023
– “10 Young African Artists You Should Know”, Sean O´Toole. ARTSY, 31 August 2015.
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-10-young-african-artists-you-should-know
Moffat Takadiwa’s (Zimbabwe) work is distinctive in the composition and usage of materials, with the extensive use of bottle tops, toothbrush bristles and keyboard keys arranged in abstract and literal shapes amalgamating in mesmerising wall based-works.
His body of work is an exploration and documentation of cultural identity and the environment, specifically highlighting the large scale generation of plastic waste and consequentially the environmental impact of landfills.
His works lend heavily from traditional Zimbabwean textiles, while proposing an impactful contradiction- an almost regal creation that is as impactful as it is beautiful.
Moffat Takadiwa is represented by Nicodim Gallery and is part of a collaboration between both galleries.
