We’ve got to hand it to him – Maurice, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has a feel for sculpture like nobody else (although he also knows his way around a paintbrush and a camera).
He cut his teeth at L'Institut des Beaux Arts, also dabbling in graphic design. After moving to Cape Town, he became involved in the Creative Block project. We swooned when we saw it – and the rest of the world followed.
His career lurched forward into a string of accolades, residencies and exhibitions in places like Ethiopia, New York and Switzerland. He expresses himself across a wide range of mediums and disciplines, using his art to explore origins, boundaries and socio-political environments.
There’s really no doubt about it – the day we gave Maurice a square canvas was the day he stole our hearts.
+24 38 152 41025 | mauricembikayi@gmail.com | Kinshasa, DRC
+27 84 825 4064 | www.mauricembikayi.com | Cape Town, South Africa
