Victor Fire is a contemporary shona sculptor from Zimbabwe. Victor Fire was born in the year 1965 in Guruve, Zimbabwe.
His father had 7 wives so he comes from a family that has 36 siblings in all including him. He quit school after the 7th grade. Fire wants his own children to learn skills in addition to sculpture. The artist has three children.
Works mainly with serpentine.
price range information: Works range from $1,000 to $10,000.
Winner of the best sculptor in Zimbabwe in the year 2004. This award is given out by the National Gallery of Zimbabwe.
Was working in a mine and a fellow worker was crushed to death. He quit and did not return to work and started to sculpt in order to make money.
In this clip an interview with the artist. We learn more about his family and the Tengenenge artist colony where more than 200 families now live:
In this clip we see many works by Victor Fire and an interview with the artist:
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