« A Pristine African Jungle »- David Mzuguno (1951 – 2010) Tribute Exhibition
Exposition
du 04 au 29 Avril 2011
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Arts plastiques
Galerie Lumières d’Afrique – n°200 Chaussée de Wavre, 1050 Bruxelles – Belgique
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David Mzuguno was born near the city of Same, Pare district, Kilimanjaro region, in 1951 ; in 1967, He arrived in Dar-es-Salaam and started painting (in a realistic style) while completing his secondary Education up to Form 4 (1972)
In 1969, he had won the 3rd prize of the Esso Calendar Competition but after finishing his education he decided to start working as a mining prospector (1973-79)
When he stopped working as a prospector in 1979, he committed himself to painting full-time, giving up his figurative style of paintings for a more naïve style, he became a member of the Tingatinga Centre until 1989, date when he decided to pursue his solo career from his home studio outside Dar-es-Salaam.
He has a considerable record of solo and group exhibitions, and in 2009 he was officially invited for two months in China as a resident artist. He sadly passed away in 2010 and the purpose of this exhibition is to pay tribute to the work of man with a real creative genius, one of Africa’s greatest artists, and who was the last true living Master of the Tingatinga style.
In 1969, he had won the 3rd prize of the Esso Calendar Competition but after finishing his education he decided to start working as a mining prospector (1973-79)
When he stopped working as a prospector in 1979, he committed himself to painting full-time, giving up his figurative style of paintings for a more naïve style, he became a member of the Tingatinga Centre until 1989, date when he decided to pursue his solo career from his home studio outside Dar-es-Salaam.
He has a considerable record of solo and group exhibitions, and in 2009 he was officially invited for two months in China as a resident artist. He sadly passed away in 2010 and the purpose of this exhibition is to pay tribute to the work of man with a real creative genius, one of Africa’s greatest artists, and who was the last true living Master of the Tingatinga style.
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