My name is Robert Nzali. I am a professional sculpture artist specialising in African Wildlife art in wood and stone<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was born in Plumtree in a rural area called KoMpini near Thekwane School. I did my schooling at that very same Thekwane School. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a rural boy I grew up herding cattle. As the cattle grazed l would relax by sitting under a tree listening to the birds sing and enjoy the quietness, peace and tranquility that comes with nature in the African bush. I had a great sense of being part and parcel of this wonderful nature. There were plenty of dead and dying trees about that had died from natural causes like droughts and aging. I fell in love with the unique beauty of natural cracks and holes that characterized this dead wood. Everytime I looked at the dead wood I would be attracted by the shapes of what looked like animals and human figures, some holes in the wood looked like the eyes of animals and human figures. I would feel sad to see people gathering this beautiful wood to make fire. Such beautiful wood turned to ashes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As young boys herding cattle we would collect mud from water sources and mould it into images of animals and human figures. At the age of 13 years old I had started carving small objects that people could use in the kitchen and my mother would proudly use these in her kitchen. I was carving with the hand tools that I got from my grandpa. But all the time those images of animals and human figures in the wood kept coming back to me. I guess that was the beginning of my sculpting journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At school I used to love drawing and l would help the teacher with the drawing of school charts. The teacher noticed and encouraged me to pursue a career in Art and referred me to the Mzilikazi Art and Craft Centre. It was there that I intended to do drawing and painting. When I got there the art teacher saw my drawing and recommend I join the sculpture class. It was here that I created and sold the first piece l made. As they say the rest is history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I would like to thank everyone who has played a part in my sculpting journey, far to many to mention. I would especially like to to thank my mother who is an artist in her own right, specializing in basketry. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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