EVANS MBUGUA
Born in 1979 in Nairobi. Lives and works in Paris.
Painter, plastic artist and designer, he paints, photographs and films hope, joie de vivre, love, pleasure, sharing, presence, tears, pride, silence, emotions, time, the future … In his recent work, he takes a look at our identities and their hidden faces. He uses glass and plexiglass to sublimate his subjects with brilliance and reflections, while emphasizing human fragility. The pictograms, present in his works, represent our urban environment which shapes and punctuates our life.
Exhibited in London and Paris, he is also present in galleries in Germany, Spain and Morocco. He is now present in Akaa as well as at ArtXLagos Artfair in Nigeria.