Steve Bandoma
Steve Bandoma (born September 27, 1981 in Kinshasa ) is an artist from the Democratic Republic of the Congo , who now lives and works in Cape Town in South Africa . In his work, Bandoma primarily deals with questions of post-colonial African politics .
biography
Bandoma studied fine arts and painting at the Academie des Beaux-Arts in Kinshasa from 2000, where he graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts . In 2005, Bandoma moved to Cape Town, South Africa, where he graduated from the City Varsity School of Media & Creative Arts in "Multimedia" the following year. Since then, Bandoma has participated in numerous national and international exhibitions and won various awards. In 2010 he co-curated it AMANI Art Festival in Cape Town and since 2011 he is one of the founders and director of the Quoi de Neuf !, a center for contemporary art in Kinshasa.
Work and way of working
Steve Bandoma uses found objects in his work, certain images from fashion magazines and sometimes also processes the leftovers in order to breathe new life into everything. In this way he translates the abundance inherent in these objects, images and materials into the creation of works of art, whose raison d'etre is thereby at the same time called into question. The result is a visually dynamic reincarnation of a sometimes meaningless contemporary world of images and objects of excessive desire and prosperity.
He says of his way of working: "My work deals with questions of humanity , violence , global warming , politics , religion , fashion and race in a provocative and humorous way. Questioned with installations , performances , photography and excerpts from glossy magazines I globalization and essentiality with a precise aesthetic . "
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions (selection)
- 2009 Féminisme, Cité Internationale des Arts de Paris, Paris, France
- 2009 AVA Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2008 “Contempocalypse” Alliance Française of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Group exhibitions (selection)
- 2010 The Menippean Uprising, an exhibition of fantastical, imaginary work, Blank Project, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2010 Focus10, Contemporary African Arts Exhibition as fringe to Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
- 2010 Space, Currencies in Contemporary African Art, Museum Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 2008 The Best of Artreach, at AVA Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2008 Intervention, Unisa Arts Gallery, Pretoria, South Africa
- 2008 Abazobie, Nelson Mandela Museum, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2007 Human Trafficking, IZIKO Slave Lodge National Museum, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2007 Cape Biennale, Blank project, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2006 Iziko South African Museum , Cape Town, South Africa
- 2002 Academie des beaux - arts de kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 2002 Cultural center Boboto, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 2000 Academie des beaux - arts de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Awards
- 2009 Visas pour la Création 2009 , Afrique et Caraïbes en créations “Culturesfrance”, Paris, France
- 2009 Prohelvetia , Swiss Arts Council, Zurich, Switzerland
- 2009 The Art Buzz Book 2009 Collection , Honorable Mention Awards, USA
- 2008 '' Greatmore Studio '' , Cape Town, South Africa
- 2008 The Best of Artreach , AVA Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2008 Design Indaba Expo, The most Creative Stand Awards , Cape Town, South Africa
- 2007 Award winner of the Table Mountain Competition , Cape Town, South Africa
Web links
- Info on artslant.com
- Profile of the artist on Creative Africa Network
- Information on the website of Focus10 / Art Basel 2010
- Information on mobilityhubafrica.org
- Homepage of the Quoi de Neuf project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bandoma, Steve |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Congolese artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 27, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kinshasa |