Mhondoro
Oil on Canvas,
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1,507
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Mhondoro
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Details
Oil on Canvas
20x0794m
W: 1200mm x H: 600mm x D: 25mm
W: 47" x H: 24" x D: 1"
Approx. Weight: 4kg
This work is
unframed
Price
US$ 1,507
Scale
About "Mhondoro"
Baobabs have been through Africa a part of culture in one form or another. The myths are many and these magnificent trees have played a role in African tradition since the beginning of time .
There is no denial that in presence of these great trees , there is an energy that leaves us in awe of our natural surrounds .Some of the myths say that spirits of our loved ones live amongst the branches ,others say that Baobabs are up side down trees ,made that way when the Gods were Angry !.
Indeed many Baobabs have become the final resting places for people , that they are spiritual , there is no doubt .
I have called this piece ' Mhondoro ' as these trees with their spirituality , symbolize strength and solidity the term is one used by the Shona people who have a spirit called a Mhondoro meaning both lion and Guardian spirit of a tribe .They are generally referred to as Lion Spirits and are associated with the strength and fearlessness of a lion .
They oversee a region and their general purpose is to oversee the overall welfare of the people of that region including ensuring the fall; of adequate rainfall
Will Maberly
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About Astley
Africa is not a subject I discovered -- it is the landscape I grew up
listening to.
My work centres on baobabs and other enduring trees of the
Zimbabwean wilderness. These forms stand at a scale beyond the
human. Marked by seasons, drought, fire and the passage of
elephants, they carry visible records of time.
I am drawn to their presence -- not as symbols, but as living
structures that have witnessed generations before us and will
likely remain long after. In their stillness there is a sense of
continuity that shifts one's perspective.
Painting allows me to slow that encounter. It invites silence. My
intention is to create work that encourages a deeper breath -- a
moment in which the viewer feels both small and quietly
connected to something older and enduring.
Each piece is grounded in lived experience of the Zimbabwean
bush, where endurance is not metaphor but reality.
Will Astley Maberly
Price Range
US$ 70-18,080
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Exhibitions
Salzburg
Harare
Private commissions world wide
collections in South Africa, Zimbabwe, USA, Europe , United Kingdom, china
Education
Self Taught
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