In Sao Paulo’s Museum of Art, beside the mural I painted, I have chosen to present a sculpture.
A winged being made of wooden shapes “pluged” one in the others, inspired from a mural i had painted in Africa.
WINGED BEING. Acrylic on wood. 260×200cm
WALLS/MUROS/MURS
MASP. Sao Paulo. SCULPTURE WING
Monday, September 19th, 2011
MASP. Sao Paulo. DE DENTRO E DE FORA.
Monday, September 19th, 2011This summer, in July, I’ve been invited to take part in the exhibition in the MASP (Museum of Art of Sao Paulo), in Brasil.
The show was curated bt Baixo and Eduardo from Choque cultural gallery, together with Danilo from BaseV.
I stayed one month in residency, working in the museum beside SPACE INVADER, JR, SWOON, POINT, DEFI,TEC & CHU.
CICLO. Acrylic on wood. 8×23m. 2011. Sao Paulo. BRASIL.
This mural show part of the story of a human being who can be anyone, anywhere, anywhen. It’s about cycles in Life. Since ever.
The eternal movement that rules any particules in the universe. Those that compose ourselves, such as those that part any form elsewhere.
GAMBIA. Kubune. THE BIRD.
Monday, September 19th, 2011The latest wall i did in Gambia, which is my favorite appeared to be a bird. A kind of phoenix that just flyed out of my fingers naturaly. I also started by talking and eating with the people, and then just took a time to sit down and stare at the empty wall, in order to see what could live in it.
I really enjoyed the aspect of the wall, and the contrast that pure colors straight on the wall will create over the texture.
GAMBIA. Macumbaya. SHAKE HANDS
Monday, September 19th, 2011One of my favorite village was Macumbaya. A village that claim his standing for peace and unity for the whole nation. I read this words written by the brother’s chief on a wall you can see in the village main square.
I’ve been asked by the chief to paint a special wall. The one that any visitor will see while meeting the chief of the village. The guest house.
SHAKE HANDS. Macumbaya. 2011
The vibe so easy to get, that it tooks me just a few minutes to draw on the sand and find the perfect visual to express what i lived their. Which is a feeling of Unity and peace beyond races, culture or social standings.
GAMBIA. Bafaloto. THE SCHOOL, THE COW & THE MAN.
Monday, September 19th, 2011While in Gambia, during Wide open walls project, I’ve been visiting and painting many villages.
In one of them, Bafaloto, I’ve been creating two paintings. One of them was just a writing saying “Gambia”, with a huge baobab as a background behind thewall.
GAMBIA. Bafaloto. 2011. Picture by Rowan.
