NGENE MWAURA EXPLORES HIS PAST IN RECLAMATIONS
From the delicate work of tending cilantro into the intricate art of the peculiar, Ngene’s work speaks to the soul. Reclamations, an exhibition by Ngene Mwaura speaks about the unusual while at the same time unraveling the mysteries in the ordinary life. In this latest exhibition at Artspace Nairobi, Mwaura tries to find closure to what was the hardest blow to his life when his parents died. During the opening on Saturday, 1 st October, Mwaura spoke of the love he shared with his family and the support his parents gave him. He spoke about his deeply religious mother, who was practical and initiative, and his atheist father-a philosopher and idealist. This two shaped who he became later in life. Ngene begun art at a tender age of 12, it is this art that has developed through the inspiration of artists like John Muafangejo and Ndasuunye Shikongeni from Namibia, Vincent Van Gogh (Netherlands), Henry Moore (England), Amadeo Modigliani (Italy), Kivutha Mbuno (Kenya) among ...