Cyrus Kabiru
Born1984 (age 39–40)
Nairobi, Kenya
OccupationVisual artist
Known forSculptural eyewear and other wearables made of found objects
MovementAfrofuturism

Cyrus Kabiru (born 1984) is a Kenyan visual artist. He is known for his sculptural eyewear made of found objects, and is part of the Afrofuturism cultural movement.[1][2][3] He is a self taught artist.[1]

Biography

Kids from Casablanca, Morocco, visiting the art show "Material Insanity" (2019) at Marrakech's Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden (MACAAL). Work by Cyrus Kabiru.

Cyrus Kabiru was born on 1984 in Nairobi, Kenya.[4]

He is known for his sculptural eyewear made of found objects.[1] By using found objects Kabiru gives a new life to the old materials, and the work deals with topics like transformation and imagination of the future.[1] After creating his sculptures, he photographs them as self-portraits.[5] Kabiru's art practice intersects sculpture, craftsmanship, photography, design and fashion.[6]

Notable solo exhibitions by Kabiru include Upcoming (2010) Kuona Trust, Nairobi, Kenya; Cyrus Kabiru (2011) Kunstpodium T Gallery, Tilburg, Netherlands; and C-Stunners & Black Mamba (2015) SMAC Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa.[6] His works are in museum collections, including: Studio Museum Harlem, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Marshall, Julia; Stewart, Connie; Thulson, Anne (2021). Teaching Contemporary Art with Young People: Themes in Art for K-12 Classrooms. Teachers College Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-8077-6574-6.
  2. 1 2 Alteveer, Ian; Beachler, Hannah; Lawrence, Sarah; Commander, Michelle D. (2022-02-04). Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-58839-745-4.
  3. ↑ Akintobi, Lamide (2021-07-28). "From the 'C-Stunner' to the 'Black Mamba,' Kenya's Cyrus Kabiru rides wave of success with new creations made from scrap". CNN. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  4. ↑ Artnobel. Revista 8: María Ignacia Edwards: Replicando el orden del universo (in Spanish). Artnobel.es. p. 52.
  5. ↑ Rinehart, Richard (2022-01-21). Screen Time: Photography and Video Art in the Internet Age. Rutgers University Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-68448-415-7.
  6. 1 2 "Cyrus Kabiru". Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA). Retrieved 2023-06-16.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.