From August 28 through October 8, Every Life Is A Prophecy will be featured at the Guerilla Café, 1620 Shattuck Avenue in North Berkeley. Please join us for the opening reception Saturday September 2, 2-5pm.
Giving thanks to the ancestors Oakland artist Githinji Wa Mbire reminds us of the importance of common every day experiences. Githinji’s work tells us to be proud to say “this is who I am and this is what I represent.“ Everyday people throw away ordinary things
without recognizing the beauty in them and the energy these things exude. Using perhaps a bit of paint and placed in just the right way Githinji transforms these ordinary things into art.
Every Life Is A Prophecy is about experiencing every moment. Githinji has taken the objects that we as people use every day and sculpted them into the story of our lives. The materials Githinji uses are ordinary objects from his world. Riding through the city on his bicycle or exploring abandoned sites, this artist collects all the things that are obvious but not so obvious. What one might see as a piece of junk wood Githinji sees as a church pew cleansed by fire still holding the spirit of Sunday mornings, still collecting the voices singing from a choir...
...Githinji’s work is based on an African aesthetic. He incorporates our ancestors, our heroes, our feelings, and our energies. It is the story of a history, not just the victories and losses but each moment in between. The work exhibits a sincere respect for legacy using the images of famous icons and the tools of common people. Within each piece lies a keen recognition of community, humanity, and the forces that tie us together as we all share one world.
Githinji’s artwork comes from a natural humanistic healing approach. He
reflects the world as he sees it in such a way that no one is left
behind. Just as each person is a part of humanity, each story is a
part of our history which we make simply by living life each day. As an
artist Githinji invites his audience into a space where every moment is
important, every person has something to give, and every life is a
prophecy.
From August 28 through October 8, Every Life Is A Prophecy will be
featured at the Guerilla Café, 1620 Shattuck Avenue in North Berkeley.
Please join us for the opening reception Saturday September 2, 2-5pm.
Ashé.
Man, that some heavy stuff. I can really appreciate that you are moving this area and exposing true art to the masses. Thank you
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Posted by: Christopher-Aaron Deanes | Oct 04, 2006 at 02:19 PM