Edy Masaya
Born 1960 in Nyanga, Zimbabwe.
Eddie Masaya trained under his relative, the acclaimed first generation artist Moses Masaya. After 2 years he joined Brighton Sango in Guruve and together the two artists spearheaded, with Tapfuma Gutsa and Norbet Shamyuyarira, the second generation of sculptors. In his early years he liked to highly polish all his pieces, but now he prefers textures and unworked surfaces, and in this field has become a master; content sometimes to merely suggest an image before declaring the sculpture complete. Major works include Nehanda, Agony Woman and The Elders.
Masaya is a committed artist of exceptional technical skill whose work comments on both traditional values and contemporary issues.
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