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Moke FILS (1968)

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"The Christification", 2018 Acrylic / oil on canvas on frame 81 x 100 cm Signed lower left Exhibited at -Kongo Poker at Halles Saint-Géry, 2018. Note: Internationally recognized artist and great heir of the Congolese popular painting. Emblematic painting presented during numerous demonstrations and events during four years of struggle to obtain the Lumumba square in Ixelles. Note: "Like father, like son", this is what is said about sons who take over their father's legacy. It is so for Moke Fils. Born an artist, Moke is the first of the new generation of popular painters. He combines warm and vivid colors. With complete freedom, Moke fils develops a powerful style that highlights every act of popular life in Kinshasa. For him, life is an act of expression and inspiration.