Rodrigo Mabunda Mozambique, b. 1985
Biography
“I draw eyes which represent the look on Africa. I like that people have to search for different stories.”
Rodrigo Mabunda was born in 1985 in Mozambique where he still currently lives and works.
He is a self-taught artist whose artistic career began in 2015 when, what initially was a passion and a break from his everyday job, became his vocation and professional activity.
Initially, Rodrigo used to draw on paper but when he found a computer box, he picked it up and transformed it. From that day on, packaging became his preferred medium. He gives a second life to those objects that most of us would consider simple waste. Rodrigo recovers and revives these forgotten objects through his vibrant and powerful creativity and transforms them into art.
He says: “Now, I always see the potential in the packaging boxes. That is why I sometimes say I’m a “dreamer of the streets” because I adopt these boxes as if they were street children.” He’s inspired by the chaotic movement of the city of Maputo and tells stories through his original illustrations.
His artworks are present in the Pigozzi Collection, Moleskine Foundation Arte, and several private collections.
In 2018, he was the resident artist at Artistic Residence in Óbidos in Portugal and in 2019 at AKKA Project, Venice, Italy.
Works
- Rodrigo MabundaUntitled, 2017Ballpoint Pen and Ink on recycled cardboard29x20cm
- Rodrigo MabundaUntitled, 2017Ballpoint Pen and Ink on recycled cardboard61x53 cm
- Rodrigo MabundaCarassao with friends, 2019Ballpoint Pen and Ink on recycled cardboard34x49.5 cm
- Rodrigo MabundaCardhu, 2019Ballpoint Pen and Ink on recycled cardboard40.5x39 cm
- Rodrigo MabundaZorro, 2019Ballpoint Pen and Ink on recycled cardboard43x36.5 cm
- Rodrigo MabundaUntitled, 2021Ballpoint Pen and Ink on recycled cardboard180x120 cm
Exhibitions
Art Fairs
(Un)Fair 2022
7 - 10 April 2022AKKA Project is pleased to announce its participation at (Un)Fair 2022 , an art fair dedicated to contemporary artworks, collectors and galleries, happening in Milan...Read moreWopArt 2021
18 - 21 November 2021AKKA Project is pleased to announce its participation at WopArt 2021 , an art fair dedicated to artworks on paper, happening in Lugano , Switzerland,...Read more
News
Detour 2.0: A Journey Through Creative Catalysts
Rodrigo Mabunda x Moleskine Foundation 19 March 2022AKKA Project is thrilled to announce that our artist Rodrigo Mabunda 's artwork is now part of the exhibition in collaboration with Moleskine Foundation Detour...Read moreDiving in the Heart of Venice
Rodrigo Mabunda x Moleskine Foundation 15 November 2020Today, the Moleskine is also Mozambican. The artist Rodrigo Mabunda made his Moleskine for ArtWork, a project by the Moleskine Foundation , brought to life...Read moreRodrigo Mabunda
Artist in Residence 2019 17 October 2019During his stay in Venice from October 17th, unitl November 30th, 2019 , Rodrigo Mabunda will be working on a new body of work, inspired...Read more
Press
“African Identities” Chapter II at AKKA Project in Venice, Italy
Edition board, On Art Media, 22 August 2022African Identities Group Exhibition
arte.it, Arte.it, 18 June 2022African Identities Group Exhibition Chapter II
Contemporary and, 2 June 2022AKKA project – African Identities Group exhibition
Redazione Art Vibes, Art Vibes, 28 April 2022I mille volti degli artisti Africani: alla AKKA Project la mostra collettiva African Identities
Redazione, NotiziArte, 26 April 2022Perché visitare (Un)Fair, fiera-non-fiera di arte contemporanea
Susanna Macchia, Vogue, 8 April 2022Immagini da (un)fair, la nuova fiera di arte contemporanea a Milano
Redazione, Artribune, 7 April 2022A Milano arriva (un)fair, il nuovo format innovativo di fiera-non fiera
Redazione, Exibart, 7 April 2022Nasce a Milano la nuova rassegna (un)fair. Una fiera e tutto il suo contrario
Giulia Ronchi, Artribune, 7 April 2022Nasce (Un)Fair, La Nuova Fiera-Non Fiera Che Porta A Milano Le Ultime Tendenze Dell’arte Contemporanea Internazionale
Diego Santamaria, Espoarte contemporary art magazine, 4 April 2022‘African Identities’ at AKKA Project, Venice, Italy
ARTAFRICA, 25 March 2022AKKA Project: arte e integrazione tra Venezia e Dubai
Alice Traforti, Art Talkers, 11 December 2020AKKA Project | Venice Artist Residency
Redazione, Art Vibes, 10 December 2020Venezia e l’arte contemporanea africana: AKKA Project | Artist Residency
Elisabetta Roncati, Art Nomade, 14 November 2020Rodrigo Mabunda
At Work , 13 November 2020Mozambique – Rodrigo Mabunda, LA TORCHE DE LA LIBERTÉ
Roger Calme, ZO mag’, 7 November 2020Doors, eyes and tribal marks
My Art Guides, 11 February 2020Mozambique: Exploring The In Between at Akka Project Venezia
Evensì, 11 June 2019Mozambique: Exploring the in Between
Redazione , Contemporary and, 1 May 2019Mostre arte contemporanea Maggio 2019: le mostre da non perdere
Alice Traforti, The art post, 27 April 2019
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