Taylor Nkomo

BORN:
Taylor was born in 1957 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

EDUCATION:
He studied at the Mzilikazi and Craft Center in Bulawayo from 1970 to 1973 at the polytechnical college in his hometown, afterwards worked as a graphic artist at the National Gallery in Harare and finally started sculpting in 1977

CAREER:
He is well known for being a fabric painter, paint maker and a sculptor.

AWARDS:
Taylor has received numerous awards for his works; his sculptures, textiles and paintings have been exhibited worldwide

MEDIUMS USED IN WORK:
Stone

SUBJECTS OF WORK:
Taylor’s work is described as elegant and striking, his work is usually rural life showing how people endure every day tasks and how they survive. Taylor is inspired by the environment. In some of his works he focuses on the spirituality of nature and on others he describes the central meaning of family ties within the Zimbabwean society. Often he sketches his ideas on paper and then transposes the drawings into stone

Taylor Nkomo sculpture for sale from The Sculpture Park is detailed below: