Bel Mur

Nairobi, Mixed Media on Wood Panel

2020

A beautiful wreck Of patterns splitting apart Amid bright colors. Please note that this artwork has wrinkles and tears, which are intended by the artist. All sides are painted ...

This mixed media piece was inspired by all the old buildings, bright lights and energy in an urban city area. :: Mixed Media :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certific...

Appropriated street posters, paper, and pencil on wood panel with acrylic resin. :: Mixed Media :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signe...

Abstract, minimal mixed media piece created with metal bits, oil and latex paint and metal on plywood board. :: Mixed Media :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certific...

Artist: Julius Njau – Tanzanian (1961- ) Title: Untitled Year: 1987 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Sight size: 27.5 x 36.5 inches. Framed size: 29 x 38 inches Signature: Signed, dated lower right Condition: Very good Frame: Framed in original frame. Frame in fair condition This colorful painting of figures is by the well-known Tanzanian artist Julius Njau. It is in very good condition and signed “Julius N” and dated 1987 in the lower right. The frame is simple unfinished wood. It has a few small scratches Tanzanian artist Julius Njau was born in 1961 Marangu, Moshi in Tanzania. He attended the Primary School Kilimanja. In 1972, a serious fracture of the leg caused him to spend two years in hospital where he began to paint and his career as an artist commenced. Julius was encouraged by a Finnish radiology specialist who supplied him with material and purchased his works. She also organized his first exhibition in Finland in 1983. The first works of Njau are very representative, inspired by the nature and the traditional aspects of his country. In 1984 his technique changed and his style transformed. Julius Njau paintings are characterised by the interaction of primary colors and the mixture of forms. Julius Njau's artworks works are part of the collection of Osaka Prefecture and Toyama Museum of Modern Art in Japan. They are also in the Frankfurt Museum of Ethnology (fur Volkerkunde), in the ZAK Gallery (Zeitgenossische afrikanische Kunst), Furth in Germany, in the Amos Anderson Helsinki Gallery, Finland, and in the 5th British Museum in England. In 2002, Julius Njau received a Nagoya City Hall Award and in 2003 the Grand Prize at the Toyama Prefecture International Competition at the "Sukiyaki Encounter the World" Poster Design Festival. Julius Njau is President and a founding member of the Marafiki group. EXHIBITIONS 1983 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Amos Anderson Museum, Helsinki, Finland 1984 'Group Exhibition' Gallery of Denmark 1985 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Danish Volunteer Training Centre, Tanzania 1985 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Tynset, Norway 1985 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Gallery of Sweden 1986 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Danish Volunteer Training Centre, Tanzania 1987 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1988 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Vogue Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya 1988 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Centre culturel francais, Nairobi, Kenya 1989 'Julius Njau One Man Show' National Museum of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya 1990 'Into the Nineties' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1990 'Portraits of Kenya' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1991 'Gallery Artists' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1991 'The Custodian's View' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Nairobi Safari Club, Kenya 1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Nagoya City Network Centre, Nagoya, Japan 1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' National Museum of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya 1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' The German Culture Centers, Goethe Institut, Nairobi, Kenya 1992 'Julius Njau One Man Show' International Gallery, Madrid, Spain 1992 'Through the Artists' Eyes' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1992 'Rafiki wa zamani' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1992 'Kenya Art...

From North to South is part of the Rush Hour series by Cuban artist Bernardo Navarro Tomas. Known for his geometric works, Navarro Tomas blends the clus...

Genre: Contemporary Subject: Abstract Medium: Mixed Media, Collage Surface: Paper Country: Spain Dimensions: 14" x 11" Dimensions w/Frame: 15" x 12" Alejandra Icaza Born in Bilbao, Spain in 1966. Lives and works in Madrid. Icaza studied at Saint Martins College in London (1985) and at The New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture in New York (1989). She is the recipient of the painting award of Fundación Barceló, Palma de Mallorca. The artist works with repetition of form, color, and shapes. Trees, animals, abstract patterning, floating elements, portraits, bubbles, and plants are elements of her work, in which different planes collide. Alejandra Icaza has had several gallery and museum exhibitions, including at the Blum & Poe and at the Danziger Projects. Education 1989 The New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, New York 1988 Maryland Institute College of Art, Maryland 1987 Massana School, Barcelona, Spain 1986 Fellowship with Federic Amat and Andres Nagel, Spain 1985 St. Martin´s School of Art Master degree, London 1984 Camden Centre of Art Bachelor degree, London Solo Exhibitions 2009 Fortes Vilaça Gallery , São Paulo, Brasil Pelaires gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain Ana Serratosa Gallery, Valencia, Spain 2007 Seaweed and Octopus, Edward Tyler Nahem Fine Art, New York 2006 Fortes Vilaça Gallery , São Paulo, Brasil Pillar Parra & Romero Gallery Madrid, Spain 2004 Domus Artium Salamanca, Contemporary Art Center, Salamanca, Spain 2003 Eclipse, Pedro Cera Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal 2002 Fortes Vilaça Gallery, São Paulo, Brasil Marta Cervera Gallery...