Trigo piula biography of michael

Today in our 30 day world art tour, we are headed to the Democratic Republic of Congo for a work of contemporary art from artist Trigo Piula.

I’m so in love with this artwork.

I’m a sucker for global artworks that have connections with past and present (and this one even throws in some great cultural, art historical references).

Trigo piula biography of michael

Love it. I’ve got the annoying question mark image again and a small image. Even though this is an educational site, click over to one of these two links (one, two) to see the artwork bigger! Then come back and read on. 🙂

My Art History textbook has a really good description of this artwork, so I’m going to quote it in here.

I really want you to come up with your own meaning first before you read anything about it.

Ta Tele Gabon depicts a group of Congolese citizens staring transfixed at colorful pictures of life beyond Africa displayed on 14 television scree