David Thuku Kenya, b. 1985
Biography
“Since my college days, I’ve been experimenting a lot with different materials. To me, each idea normally chooses its own material.”
Born in 1985 in Nakuru, Kenya, David Thuku is a contemporary artist who currently lives and works in Nairobi.
Thuku graduated at the Buru Buru Institute of Fine Arts in Nairobi and is now a painter and mixed media artist. In 2013 he co-founded Brush-Tu Art Studio, a creative collective providing artists within a studio space, with the purpose of a collaborative exchange.
Thuku works in a multiplicity of media, from conventional oil paint on canvas, to a more recent focus on paper. He cuts and peels paper away to reveal carefully constructed images. He explores the nature of social structure, identity, and urban migration through semi-abstract portraits. Thus, he analyzes the everyday space we deal with, peeling layers away to uncover hidden dimensions. The artist uses repeated patterns, which have a particular meaning, it creates a sense of space, perspective, comparison, and implies continuity.
Works
Exhibitions
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African Identities
Group Exhibition 23 April - 27 November 2022 VeneziaAKKA Project is excited to present the huge group exhibition African Identities, collecting artists and artworks from the African Continent, and exploring the art scene of East Africa.Read more -
Africa… & the Other 54 Countries: Focus on Kenya
Group Exhibition 15 December 2018 - 30 January 2019 DubaiAKKA Project is thrilled to present the series Africa & the other 54 countries, focus on Kenya.Read more
