Tsham (Raymond Tsham Mateng) [Lubunz (Kasaï Oriental), 1963, - Lot 64

Lot n° 64
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Tsham (Raymond Tsham Mateng) [Lubunz (Kasaï Oriental), 1963, - Lot 64
Tsham (Raymond Tsham Mateng) [Lubunz (Kasaï Oriental), 1963, lives & works in Kinshasa (DRC)] Luba & Mickey. Ballpoint pen on paper. 60 x 42 cm. Signed and dated lower right. Note: A photo of the artist with the work and certificate are enclosed. Note: A contemporary artist, Tsham develops a singular body of work centered on the representation of masks and figures from the arts of Central Africa and elsewhere. Made almost exclusively with ballpoint pen, his drawings are distinguished by remarkable precision and graphic density. Through this meticulous practice, he positions himself as a true conduit for the so-called primitive arts, reinterpreting their forms and symbolism in a contemporary language. His approach is rooted in a claimed filiation with major artists such as Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and Constantin Brancusi, whose interest in the forms and aesthetics of African art he sensitively extends...
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