Exhibition: Paul Onditi, Sept. 9-Oct. 6 2011 @ Le Rustique Restaurant
September 20, 2011 at 4:33 pm njathika 1 comment
Dates: September 9-October 6, 2011
Venue: Le Rustique Restaurant
Location: General Mathenge Drive, Westlands
Contacts: 0721 842 231/3753081
Paul Onditi was born and grew up in Kenya but left after college for Germany where he joined the Offenbach University of Arts. He sees his ways of expression as a combination of African nature and a European acquired knowledge in Arts.
His paintings take us to strange places. They would almost look scary, but in fact, an odd quietness hangs over them, a kind of dead calm that disturbs and attracts. For a long time, he has sought a way to express the human condition and its inherent conflict, deeply affected by the tragedy of the soul in the Christian tradition.
His use of black and white refers to good and evil, the confrontation between light and dark, our inner conflict: “That is the reason I paint and sculpt. I do that to capture moments and happenings in my own life, my own self”.
Uncertainty is at the core of his practice, the loss of control is an integral part of his work, his mental maelstrom does not have any grip on the rational, are we in a dream or in the lab of a crazy alchemist trying to alter our mind with his hallucinogenic vision ? These dreams are like fantasies; these nightmarish visions show that painting can still be mysterious in Kenya.
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Regina & Joy | September 9, 2011 at 9:23 am
Good morning! We stumbled upon your advert on the art exhibit u’ll be having from Sep 9th to Oct 6th. We would like to know more about the event n if it is open for us to show case our art work. Kindly get back to us on the email provided.