WINDHOEK– As part of the Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC)’s celebration of Francophonie ,Tity Tshilumba, a young artist from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be exhibiting his artwork at the FNCC from Monday.
Tshilumba grew up in DRC, where he was introduced to formal art training by his elder brother, first studying ceramics and later drawing and painting at the Academie des Beaux Arts in Lubumbashi. He made a living from doing portrait painting until he had to leave his home country in 1999 to seek shelter in Zambia, and then currently in Namibia. Tshilumba has been living in Namibia since 2010 and has participated in several group exhibitions. “La passion de vivre” The Passion for Life, will be his first solo exhibition. It speaks about his passion for life which is represented in his figurative paintings of mostly people, animals and objects of traditional culture. “I love nature that drives my painting,” says Tshilumba .
His exhibition is about creative painting on African cultures, nature and people showing one another affection. “We should stop wanting to live like the western people and want to be like celebrity. Our culture is good and we must live that way. To those that are killing, no one wants to be killed even animal want to live, it is time we stop with this violence and start sharing love.”
Visit the FNCC Restaurant La bonne, and see Tjilumba art work, starting March 10 till April the 4th.
Pictures: Lapassion- Tity 1,2