Joseph-Francis Sumégné Explained

Joseph-Francis Sumégné
Birth Date:30
Birth Place:Bamendjou (Cameroon)
Notable Works:La Nouvelle Liberté
Style:Painting, sculpture
Patrons:doual'art

Joseph-Francis Sumégné was born on 30 July 1951 in Bamenjou, Cameroon. Painter and sculptor since 1976, he is a self-taught artist. He lives and works in Yaoundé (Cameroon).[1]

Biography

Influenced by the engravings and the tattoos that he observed on his grandmother's body and pillars of the royal houses to the west of Cameroon, he drew a lot during his childhood in the village. He then got introduced to different types of artistic practices (sculpture, colorization,jewelry, basketry and weaving), the combination of which will characterize his future work. His works are marked by the influences of traditional sculpture in his home region.[2] The fusion of found objects linked with copper wire and stitches that he invents, confront the challenge of the free volume. Concretizing his desires, pains, passions, indignations and dreams through his sculptures, Sumégné invents his philosophy and his technique of JALA'A to manifest and magnify self-transcendence. The topics addressed by Sumégné are multiple: masks and characters of traditional powers, men and women on the move (dancers, pushed-pushers), scenes out of his daily environment.[3]

Invited to a do a residency in Douala by doual'art for three years, from 1993 to 1996, Sumégné made his La Nouvelle Liberté, a monumental sculpture of 12 meters in height. He has been invited to create outdoor works in Gabon, France and Germany. His latest urban creation was Le monument pour la Paix for the contemporary art biennale of Bangui, in the Central African Republic. He has exhibited in several countries, including Japan for the triennial of Osaka (1998) and the Netherlands for the triennial of Arnhem (2008). In 2004, he participated in the biennale of Dakar (Senegal), in a one-man show in the official selection, where he presented his series of sculptures Les neufs notables to an international audience for the first time. His latest big public presentation took place in 2014 at ArtFair London, in the United Kingdom. In 2015, he reunited with painting.

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References

  1. News: Joseph Francis Sumégné s'impose à la galerie d'Art contemporain de Yaoundé. 5 June 2017. Made in MBOA.
  2. http://www.africultures.com/php/index.php?nav=personne&no=24091 Joseph Francis Sumégné
  3. News: In Africa, se l'arte pubblica può fare la città. 28 July 2017. .

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