Lucky Office (born 1976) is a

Zimbabwe file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

. A native of the

Hurungwe District Karoi District is a district of Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe. The district is also known as Hurungwe District which extends to Zambian border. The Hurungwe district office are found in Karoi town. Location The district is located in Masho ...

, Office began sculpting at age 19 after meeting Moses Masaya. The two men worked together for two years before Office struck out on his own. Many of his subjects are drawn from family experiences, particularly tragedies and the emotions he has felt during difficult situations. His works have been exhibited in galleries in

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, but also internationally in countries such as the

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, the UK,

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and

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. One of his notable works is the sculpture “ Serious Thoughts ”, an

anvil An anvil is a metalworking tool consisting of a large block of metal (usually Forging, forged or Steel casting, cast steel), with a flattened top surface, upon which another object is struck (or "worked"). Anvils are massive because the hi ...

shaped sculpture with a face measuring 50 inches by 9 inches.

References

External links

Profile of Lucky Office on official national website
1976 births Living people People from Mashonaland West Province 20th-century Zimbabwean sculptors 21st-century Zimbabwean sculptors {{Zimbabwe-sculptor-stub