Exhibition: Shades of Time, May 15-31, 2012 @ National Museum

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Shades of Time is an exhibition by Kaafiri Kariuki. This exhibition will be held at the Nairobi National Museum at the Creativity Gallery from May 15-31, 2012.

The name Kaafiri Kariuki is synonymous with the intricate and time -consuming technique he calls” dancing pen”.

He uses this to critique the status of society, something that he refer to as an “ironic existence”. The village, the slum and the “big”city are symbols that he always uses to base his critical outline with nostalgic references to “naive” Africa. All these are mixed with personal experiences and an attachment to music, which he plays.

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Art exhibition: Kaafiri Kariuki, Mar 4-31 2011 @ Le Rustique

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Kaafiri Kariuki was born in 1973 and has been drawing and painting since childhood. His technique –‘the Dancing Pen’ as he calls it- is an intricate and time-consuming method with Rotring pens. His art critiques the status of society, something that he refers to as an “ironic existence”.

The symbols of the village, the slum and the “big” city are at the core of his critical pictures that have nostalgic references to “naive” Africa.
The artist, a former street child, set up the Mukuru Arts and Crafts project in Nairobi’s industrial area in 2003.

The exhibition comprises of old and recent works on paper as well as sculptures.