KUKU

Oil on canvas 1982, signed, 70 x 115 cm. Before Kuku entered the academy, his art, which was considered an innate gift, was encouraged by the Congolese painter Dom (Domanuel), who became one of his masters Kuku studied at the Académie des Beaux Arts in Kinshasa. In 1994, one of his works was exhibited at the Vatican for the beatification of Isidore Bakanja. Interested in realism, he painted landscapes for years. After this, he started to work on figures and scenes of everyday life such as pushers, family meals, the beauty of the African woman, fields, and some distinctive aspects of Africa. He personified the masks and integrated them into everyday life. Moreover, he also exhibited in different counties in both Europe and Africa. His paintings were regularly shown in exhibitions in Kinshasa Several of his works are shown in public buildings in Kinshasa and in private collections A composition of pastel colours that does not omit the beauty of life itself.