Contemporary African Art Abstracted by Valentine Mutasa

<p>This stunning portfolio chronicles two decades of powerful abstract expression by Zimbabwean artist Valentine Kumbirai Mutasa. Rooted in the lived realities of Harare's Mbare township Mutasa's work confronts the emotional and existential edges of modern African life-rendered in bold brushstrokes and deeply symbolic forms.</p><p>Divided into four compelling sections-<em>Environmental Distress</em> <em>Our Mothers My Sisters</em> <em>A Changed Climate</em> and <em>My Visions in Abstract Terms</em>-the collection is both a personal testament and a social mirror. From ecological collapse and climate trauma to the complex strength of African womanhood each piece pulses with urgency reverence and a call to bear witness.</p><p>Known locally as Picasso Mutasa paints from the backyard of his modest home transforming the walls into an open-air studio where art community and activism coalesce. His canvases are not only expressions but meeting places-where storytelling critique and celebration converge.</p><p>This book is a tribute to the artist's role as chronicler provocateur and visionary. A must-have for collectors scholars and lovers of African art and contemporary abstraction.</p><p></p>