Aesthetics for all
On Friday last week, I visited the Henry Tayali Visual Arts Council recently to check out an exhibit that I heard about over the radio. The artist exhibiting his pieces is none other than Lawrence Yombwe, one of Zambia’s prolific painters. His “Aesthetics for All” exposition is a revelation of his experiences and travels inspired by the Mbusa (initiation classes which cover such diverse topics as good governance, justice, love, hygiene, and respect for all) culture of the Bemba ethnic group. Mr. Yombwe’s paintings of acrylic on hessian have become a trademark of his work which has been collected by many prominent businesses and individuals in Zambia and around the world. This was the artist’s 11th solo exhibition and it ran through the month of July.
On display were paintings such as:
Mundu, Extended Family, Escort, and What is corruption?
The paintings also reminded me of an exhibition I had the chance to check out in 2004 called “Schematic Tantrums” by Kenneth “Zenzele” Chulu, another prominent contemporary artist in Zambia. Zenzele drew his inspiration for the paintings from rock art found around Zambia.
3rd August 2007 at 11:30 pm
That’s very nice mweshi
thank’s for sharing this 
I love Painting and exibition 