Detailed Drama by Kufa Makwavarara

Zimbabwean artist, Kufa Makwavarara, creates some of the most theatrical and immersive paintings you’ll come across. His works are busy and overwhelming at first glance - so much is happening in them - calabashes and plates with faces, animals, symbols, people, everything. You can’t help but stare.

His paintings feel playful and fantastical, and sometimes downright weird. But each one has a deeper story that displays societal issues in satire while exploring the messy, chaotic comedy and absurdity that is life.

See some of our favourite works from the African artist below.