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1934 Mozambique - 2010 Mozambique. Known for: Sculpture and painting, fusing traditional Mozambican artistic practices with contemporary approaches to artmaking.
Ernesto Shikhani was an artist from Mozambique whose exact birth year is unknown. He began his artistic training as a sculptor in Mozambique under the guidance of the Portuguese master Lobo... Read full biography
Ernesto Shikhani was an artist from Mozambique whose exact birth year is unknown. He began his artistic training as a sculptor in Mozambique under the guidance of the Portuguese master Lobo Fernandes, later expanding his practice to include painting. Ernesto Shikhani’s work is defined by a bold... Read full biography
Ernesto Shikhani was an artist from Mozambique whose exact birth year is unknown. He began his artistic training as a sculptor in Mozambique under the guidance of the Portuguese master Lobo Fernandes, later expanding his practice to include painting. Ernesto Shikhani’s work is defined by a bold hybridity, blending traditional Mozambican artistic practices with contemporary approaches. His art often confronted social injustices and supported the rise of Mozambican nationalism. Many of his works... Read full biography
Ernesto Shikhani was an artist from Mozambique whose exact birth year is unknown. He began his artistic training as a sculptor in Mozambique under the guidance of the Portuguese master Lobo Fernandes, later expanding his practice to include painting. Ernesto Shikhani’s work is defined by a bold hybridity, blending traditional Mozambican artistic practices with contemporary approaches. His art often confronted social injustices and supported the rise of Mozambican nationalism. Many of his works were censored by the Portuguese Intelligence Police, who operated under a government shaped by the religious and racist ideologies of the period. The present work, created in 1977, depicts one of the most recognized biblical scenes, The Last Supper.... Read full biography
Ernesto Shikhani was an artist from Mozambique whose exact birth year is unknown. He began his artistic training as a sculptor in Mozambique under the guidance of the Portuguese master Lobo Fernandes, later expanding his practice to include painting. Ernesto Shikhani’s work is defined by a bold hybridity, blending traditional Mozambican artistic practices with contemporary approaches. His art often confronted social injustices and supported the rise of Mozambican nationalism. Many of his works were censored by the Portuguese Intelligence Police, who operated under a government shaped by the religious and racist ideologies of the period. The present work, created in 1977, depicts one of the most recognized biblical scenes, The Last Supper. Ernesto Shikhani portrays Jesus and the apostles as Black figures, directly challenging the white supremacist mentality that continued to... Read full biography
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Ernesto Shikhani was an artist from Mozambique whose exact birth year is unknown. He began his artistic training as a sculptor in Mozambique under the guidance of the Portuguese master Lobo Fernandes, later expanding his practice to include painting.
Ernesto Shikhani’s work is defined by a bold hybridity, blending traditional Mozambican artistic practices with contemporary approaches. His art often confronted social injustices and supported the rise of Mozambican nationalism. Many of his works were censored by the Portuguese Intelligence Police, who operated under a government shaped by the religious and racist ideologies of the period.
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