Rhode Makoumbou
| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | Republic of the Congo |
| Ein date of birth | 29 August 1976 |
| Place dem born am | Republic of the Congo |
| Ein poppie | David Makoumbou |
| Ein occupation | painter |
| Copyright status as creator | works protected by copyrights |
Rhode Bath-Schéba Makoumbou (dem born am for 29th August, 1976)[1] be an artist from de Republic of the Congo. Working insyd oil painting den sculpture, she dey exhibite around de world. She works from Brussels den Brazzaville. Insyd 2012 she win de Grand Prix of Arts den Letter of de President of de Republic (of Congo) den de next year be dey appoint an officer insyd de Ordre du Dévouement Congolais.
Career
[edit | edit source]Dem born Rhode Bath-Schéba Makoumbou for 29th August, 1976 insyd Brazzaville, Republic of de Congo, den be de daughter of painter David Makoumbou.[2][3] Makoumbou has been creating art since 1989, originally oil paintings wey make plus a knife.[4] These dey consider to be distinctly African, but plus influences from realism, expressionism den cubism.[1] Since 2002 she has work insyd sculpture san, creating figures out of sawdust den wood glue over a metal frame. These tend to be depictions of dying rural African trades den sam dey up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall.[4]
Makoumbou's work dey feature insyd more dan 230 exhibitions across de world.[3] She win de 2012 Grand Prix of Arts den Letter of de President of de Republic. She has since move to Brussels, Belgium.[2] Dem appoint am an officer of de Ordre du Dévouement Congolais by President Denis Sassou Nguesso at de opening of de Pan-African Music Festival for 13th July, 2013.[3] De award be for ein artistic abilities den san ein work to spread awareness of Congolese art throughout de world.[1]
Makoumbou dey experiment plus hair-styling, creating traditional den modern hair styles on models dat be exhibite at de Brussels Ethno Tendance Fashion Week insyd November 2017.[5] She maintains workshops insyd Brussels den Brazzaville.[1]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kesseng, Monique-Rachel (31 July 2013). "Rhode Makoumbou a été faite officier dans l'ordre du Dévouement Congolais". Journal de Brazzaville. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lubabu, Tshitenge (26 August 2013). "Rhode Makoumbou". Jeune Afrique. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Exposition : Peintures et sculptures de Rhode Bath-Schéba Makoumbou". Adiac Congo (in French). 4 January 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Exposition : Rhode Makoumbou présente l'art congolais à Bruxelles". Adiac Congo (in French). 9 April 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ↑ Kam, Martin (11 November 2017). "Mode: De la peinture à la coiffure, il n'y a qu'un pas pour Rhode Makoumbou – Pagesafrik". Pages Afrik (in French). Retrieved 23 November 2017.