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Chidi Kwubiri: From sand drawings to reimagining African artistry
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1 year ago
Discover how artist Chidi Kwubiri's journey from drawing in the sand as a child to creating intricate works of art is challenging European perceptions of African artistry.
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It is very important for me that an artwork is not viewed
00:29
as an African art, but rather first and foremost viewed as an artwork.
00:36
I used to draw in those days. I used to draw.
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It makes me happy that time as a child, you know, in my primary school,
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and they are all calling me young artist.
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So what was important for me was not to get the face of George Floyd.
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I just tried to recapture that moment that the knees, that somebody was kneeling on his head.
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