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THURSDAY 16: 2012 FNB ART PRIZE WINNER: KUDZANAI CHIURAI
2012-08-16

ARTLOGIC: The winner of the second FNB Art Prize is Zimbabwean artist, Kudzanai Chiurai.Born in 1981 in Zimbabwe, Kudzanai Chiurai is an internationally acclaimed young artist now living and working in South Africa. Boldly stenciled figures and anonymous text provide running commentary, leading viewers on a journey through his intricately painted turn-of-the century buildings, bustling streets and congested transit systems. For a man of few words, Kudzanai Chiurai is not afraid to speak his mind - which he does, loudly and brilliantly, through his art. His brutal honesty and fearless commentary on the status quo had him exiled from his homeland, Zimbabwe.Read Source here




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