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Mikidadi Bush
Untitled, Tanzania, African Art, Figurative Art, Surrealism

2017

About the Item

Acrylic on canvas by Mikidadi Bush, signed and dated on the front. Bush's work deals with themes related to animist culture, creating visions that combine dreamlike and ordinary atmospheres. The artist uses incisiveness, plasticity and elegance to open the viewer's eyes to scenes in which the spirit connects to the material plane. The artist shows the interplay between the magical and the everyday, combining frightening elements with humorous images that recall infantilism, pop art, and fantasy. Mikidadi Bush is a painter and sculptor born in 1957 in Tanzania, where he lives and works today. Bush studied painting at the Goethe Institute in Dar es Salaam and began working with the Frida Gallery in Tokyo in 1996, exhibiting at the Museum of Reunion in 1999. In 2000 Bush joined the artists of the Sarenco Foundation, which invited him to participate in exhibitions in Italy and Kenya. He has been included in four Malindi Biennials, receiving a special jury prize in 2008. Bush ha partecipato alle importanti mostre "Transafricana" (2011, Museo Magi '900, Pieve di Cento, Bologna, IT / Fondazione 107, Torino, IT / 2011-2012 Palazzo Lucerna di Rora', Museo Archeologico di Bene Vagienna, Cuneo, IT) e "Africana" (2013 Fondazione Mudima, Milano, IT). Il pezzo è accompagnato da una certificazione di autenticità rilasciata dalla galleria. Poiché il pezzo viaggia dall'Italia, si prega di considerare che l'espletamento delle pratiche di esportazione richiede un minimo di una settimana dal momento dell'acquisto.
  • Creator:
    Mikidadi Bush (1957, African)
  • Creation Year:
    2017
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 43.31 in (110 cm)Width: 31.5 in (80 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    unicoPrice: $4,909
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  • Gallery Location:
    Milano, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2064214087252
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