Artist: Masela Nkolo | Location: Lawrenceville, GA
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Artist: Masela Nkolo | Location: Lawrenceville, GA
Lawrenceville, GA
One of the effects of the Congo Civil war meant a lack of electricity. This led to the necessity of oil lanterns. Initially, as a child, I repaired lanterns for the neighborhood as a means of income. As I began developing artistically, I started collecting old lanterns, deconstructing, and transforming them into creatures to represent human beings and personal experiences. What started off as a necessity of life became my inspiration and a form of artistic expression for me.
Masela Nkolo is a multidisciplinary artist residing in Atlanta. He was born in Kinshasa, Congo, and started out exhibiting on the streets, alongside other artists. Together, they called their movement, “Neo-ngongisme” and they had goals of awakening the consciences of the population through arts. Masela graduated in Fine Arts, with an emphasis in large-scale sculpture from The Academy of Fine Arts in Congo. His work has currently been featured in Moca GA, and The Mint Museum, Uptown Charlotte, NC.
Artist Website
www.maselankolo.art