Art exhibition for Abato
Apr 22, 2004
In an era where visual art is thriving,, it is hard to find many budding artists exhibiting their work for charity. Much of the artwork exhibited today not only carries exorbitant price tags, it targets the up market buyer.
By Stephen Ssenkaaba
In an era where visual art is thriving,, it is hard to find many budding artists exhibiting their work for charity. Much of the artwork exhibited today not only carries exorbitant price tags, it targets the up market buyer.
This is not the case with Enoch Mukiibi and David Kigozi, whose exhibition at Equation Gallery and Café at the Equator, off Masaka Road is meant to raise funds for orphans living with AIDS.
The exhibition organised by Aid child, a Non-Governmental Organisation catering for AIDS orphans features a collection of 117 paintings and sculptures, 30% of whose proceeds will go towards helping the needy orphans based in Masaka.
Even though both artists have a shared objective, their work depicts diversity not only of style, but also of themes.
Strewn with a cocktail of hot and cool hues and images that casually run into each other, Mukiibi’s work depicts a free style of painting.
“I love to work with anything that comes my way,†he adds.
He uses green and yellow, sprinkled with black, all in one painting and blue lines mixed with brown and orange with a yellow background in another.
Mukiibi blends oils, acrylics, watercolour on canvas, paper and acid freeboard to translate complicated cultural traits into simple, aspects of life.
His abstract images are embedded with aspects of African traditional wear, activities and social events.
A member of Index Mashariki, a group of East African Artists which seeks to re-establish relevancy for art in the local community, Mukiibi’s style stands out.
Kigozi’s work on the other hand is inspired by animal life. His collection of painted works and sculptures depicts goats, chicken and other animal and bird species.
Both artists have also taken part in art exhibition to raise funds for the Abato (the young ones) project, a project that caters for needy kids in Nsambya.
In an era where visual art is thriving,, it is hard to find many budding artists exhibiting their work for charity. Much of the artwork exhibited today not only carries exorbitant price tags, it targets the up market buyer.
This is not the case with Enoch Mukiibi and David Kigozi, whose exhibition at Equation Gallery and Café at the Equator, off Masaka Road is meant to raise funds for orphans living with AIDS.
The exhibition organised by Aid child, a Non-Governmental Organisation catering for AIDS orphans features a collection of 117 paintings and sculptures, 30% of whose proceeds will go towards helping the needy orphans based in Masaka.
Even though both artists have a shared objective, their work depicts diversity not only of style, but also of themes.
Strewn with a cocktail of hot and cool hues and images that casually run into each other, Mukiibi’s work depicts a free style of painting.
“I love to work with anything that comes my way,†he adds.
He uses green and yellow, sprinkled with black, all in one painting and blue lines mixed with brown and orange with a yellow background in another.
Mukiibi blends oils, acrylics, watercolour on canvas, paper and acid freeboard to translate complicated cultural traits into simple, aspects of life.
His abstract images are embedded with aspects of African traditional wear, activities and social events.
A member of Index Mashariki, a group of East African Artists which seeks to re-establish relevancy for art in the local community, Mukiibi’s style stands out.
Kigozi’s work on the other hand is inspired by animal life. His collection of painted works and sculptures depicts goats, chicken and other animal and bird species.
Both artists have also taken part in art exhibition to raise funds for the Abato (the young ones) project, a project that caters for needy kids in Nsambya.