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I was inspired by the “négritude“ movement in Francophone literature. I like working with acrylic and oil paint. As in any movement called politics, there is always a treater. I’ll let you find the one among the three men. They are often thirsty for blood and power, and nothing will cause it to be revoked because humanity has no importance except to serve their whims. Africans like to call each other “brother” but they will do anything to harm their African brother. It is a cry of anger to all those Africans who destroy their one because they have reached a social status in Europe or in Africa. Enough! That’s enough! These Afro-Europeans who say they are for Africa but are as corrupt as the system they reject. They criticize African leaders but are the first to line up to meet them and ask for favours.
The explosion of Africa will come through women who are par excellence the mothers of African nations. Africa needs to free itself from any kind of oppression and rediscover itself. Why after centuries of oppression and domination must we continue to suffer? Why? Why? How can one explain the fall of a whole continent? Africans must stop pointing fingers and go back to the values that are theirs and live in harmony as our fathers did.
I was inspired by the desire to have a child while living in a society where everything is so materialized. A society where getting old becomes a problem, we are obsessed with the aspect of thing. A baby? It is not a baby…it is an IT! Why abort when a child is so beautiful, a gift from God. We go to war to save oppressed people, but we are killing our own children without pain. Those children who did not have a choice and those women who were not told the truth. It is anger against the irresponsibility of one and the other. This artwork is inspired by children killed every year, these African women to whom pills are freely given by non-governmental charities with the wrong message of help. We say no as we don’t understand the determination. I used this platform as an artist to raise awareness of the wrongness done to the people of Africa.
After having a conversation with a stranger while waiting for the 71 bus not far from Kingston University, I had the impression of having heard the desperation of this woman, who appeared to be gentle and stable but who was suffering greatly from her past. I gave her a sheet of paper and then I asked her to write my past is behind me and my future is to God.I asked her to discard the sheet of paper and then never worry about it because she will be on the bus and this sheet of paper will be in the past.
On his face I used very dark strokes on a brown make up to represent the effect of the harshness of life. She is surrounded by little figurines floating around her. Green is used for the hope we all have of a better world.
I am inspired by the situation in Africa, by those people who have experienced slavery, colonization and now the tyranny inflicted on them. Africa is lost, it no longer works because it is destroyed by those who think they are leading it. The dove that is the symbol of peace is killed forever without any regret. This bird returned to Noah holding in its beak an olive branch indicating that the level of the water had indeed fallen. When will the dove return to Africa to indicate the level of tyranny had indeed fallen?
This work is a shout of anger against the selfishness of people who think that they are better than the rest but contrary they are full of judgment. Those people who think that God has spoken to them but are torturing the world in which they live with their lies. The search for the impossible, lies and hypocrisy are worse than anything. This world where materials are more important than a human being. I was inspired by the lack of risk taking. There is an appalling platitude.
The inspiration comes from an advertisement that seemed futile and unseemly. On the billboard it as written “Would you give up this (referring to high heel, red lipstick) for this? (pacifier or dummy)”.
Since when we became so intolerant, I understand that there is a message to pass but at this level, it is irresponsible. It is an insult to women! There are a lot of mothers who are fashionable, fabulous, intelligent and full of life, so stop laying down lies. I react to the egoism of the world in which we live.
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