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Nyanda Yekwai is primarily a self-taught artist by methods of observation, research, error and just simply doing what feels right. On her creative expeditions, she has used many forms of media, such as drawing, photography and CAD, each one laying way for and providing insight into the next.
With an ingrained passion for the creative process, she went to Jamaica in her twenties for a three-year stay. It was there she met Lancelot Bryan, the internationally renowned artist who taught her how to carve Lignum Vitae - \\\'Wood of Life\\\'. He said, \\\"Whatever you want is in the wood, all you have to do is take away what you don\\\'t want and release it\\\".
It is this \\\'releasing\\\' that is at the heart of Nyanda\\\'s practice. Reading the \\\'chiromancy\\\' of the material and \\\'listening in\\\' for its own inherent narrative rather than imposing an idea upon it, thereby obliterating its character. She handcrafts each piece, working directly on it without any preliminary sketches or ideas. By fettling the raw wood she gets to know it and from this a connection develops. \\\"Carving is like a good two-way conversation, you give and receive, listen and speak\\\". Later, she would use this same \\\'call and response\\\' approach to carving stone.
Nyanda is a Fine Art graduate with a BA Hons awarded by Middlesex University. She lives and works in East London.
With an ingrained passion for the creative process, she went to Jamaica in her twenties for a three-year stay. It was there she met Lancelot Bryan, the internationally renowned artist who taught her how to carve Lignum Vitae - \\\'Wood of Life\\\'. He said, \\\"Whatever you want is in the wood, all you have to do is take away what you don\\\'t want and release it\\\".
It is this \\\'releasing\\\' that is at the heart of Nyanda\\\'s practice. Reading the \\\'chiromancy\\\' of the material and \\\'listening in\\\' for its own inherent narrative rather than imposing an idea upon it, thereby obliterating its character. She handcrafts each piece, working directly on it without any preliminary sketches or ideas. By fettling the raw wood she gets to know it and from this a connection develops. \\\"Carving is like a good two-way conversation, you give and receive, listen and speak\\\". Later, she would use this same \\\'call and response\\\' approach to carving stone.
Nyanda is a Fine Art graduate with a BA Hons awarded by Middlesex University. She lives and works in East London.
Artist Information
Name:
Nyanda Yekwai (Voodoochilli Administrator)
Participation
(1346)
Rank 8 out of 11724
Sex:
Female
Homepage:
http://www.SoulVisionary.com
Country:United Kingdom
Nyanda has been a member before records began! (Pre 2006)
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Artist Skills
- Digital Photography
- Traditional Photography
- Fine Art
- 3D Design and Crafts
- Computer Graphics
- Desktop Publishing
- Web Design
- 3D Modelling
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