African artist Goncola Mabunda is certainly in the hot seat - after making incredible thrones out of weapons.
He incorporates AK47s, rocket launchers, pistols and others arms in his amazing creations.
The trigger-happy artist from Mozambique has set out to make an ironic statement about the 16-year civil war that ravaged his country.
ARMchair: Mabunda has made a variety of sculptures out of scrapped weapons and failed ammunition
The war ended in 1992, but weapons caches are still being uncovered by the authorities.
Mabunda, who remembers the war as a child, is allowed the decommissioned arms for his work that is currently on exhibition in London.
As well as thrones, Mabunda creates masks from the weapons that are designed to hang on walls.
His work is a fusion of a traditional, tribal look and more modernist styles influenced by Picasso and Braque.
Read more (pictures included): http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ned-works-art--careful-sit.html#ixzz1q8Q1DMFA
Not sure I consider these contemporary art but they are very interesting.
He incorporates AK47s, rocket launchers, pistols and others arms in his amazing creations.
The trigger-happy artist from Mozambique has set out to make an ironic statement about the 16-year civil war that ravaged his country.
ARMchair: Mabunda has made a variety of sculptures out of scrapped weapons and failed ammunition
The war ended in 1992, but weapons caches are still being uncovered by the authorities.
Mabunda, who remembers the war as a child, is allowed the decommissioned arms for his work that is currently on exhibition in London.
As well as thrones, Mabunda creates masks from the weapons that are designed to hang on walls.
His work is a fusion of a traditional, tribal look and more modernist styles influenced by Picasso and Braque.
Read more (pictures included): http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ned-works-art--careful-sit.html#ixzz1q8Q1DMFA
Not sure I consider these contemporary art but they are very interesting.
