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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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00:00It is very important for me that an artwork is not viewed
00:29as an African art, but rather first and foremost viewed as an artwork.
00:36I used to draw in those days. I used to draw.
00:44It makes me happy that time as a child, you know, in my primary school,
00:49and they are all calling me young artist.
01:04So what was important for me was not to get the face of George Floyd.
01:09I just tried to recapture that moment that the knees, that somebody was kneeling on his head.
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