Botalatala, «Minister for Trash» (Kisangani, DRC, 1951. Live - Lot 54

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Botalatala, «Minister for Trash» (Kisangani, DRC, 1951. Live - Lot 54
Botalatala, «Minister for Trash» (Kisangani, DRC, 1951. Lives and works in Kinshasa, DRC) Mixed media on wood 2010, signed, 51,5 x 36 cm. Botalatala Emmanuel is a self-taught artist who proposes a rich and educational work. Botalatala only began his artistic career at the dawn of the 1980. Botalatala details the portrait of the Congolese society by illustrating the different aspects of traditional daily life, sometimes enriching the art with political slogans of the time. This is how he came to develop a didactic and militant art that pushes the public to reflect on contemporary issues. For instance, he addressed ecological issues, which earned him the eloquent nickname «Minister of Garbage”.
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