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Jean-David Nkot Quotes

born 1985 Cameroon

Jean-David Nkot (born 1985) is a Cameroonian artist.

Cameroon
Artists

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I’m interested in the moments of joy and capture the smiles behind the suffering

I know that it also takes a lot of luck to succeed in an artistic career

We’re living in a world that is transforming, and that transformation speaks to me and concerns me

Society offers me to be the mirror that will allow them to get their message across.

Artists are successful when their work creates a positive impact on others

I regret the exploitation of the soil by human beings, whilst underlining the strength of those who fight every day for a better life in an adverse environment.

I want to shake consciences and make people question what is happening in the world

I want to show the combat of these people who are fighting for a better life

My art sheds light on people that history will never talk about

This is just to remind the viewer that violence and exploitation which affects human beings, always occur in a specific environment, in a specific place

I want to show how in this society, human bodies are used for exploitation by the system, in total indifference

I’m inviting an awareness necessary to free the world from these dehumanizing practices

For me, the human condition gathers the inequalities existing between individuals

Art offers us the possibility and the means, both ideologically and aesthetically, to say things that speak to everyone

I want to highlight how African countries are being deprived of their natural resources

As an artist, I would like to immortalize changes. Hence, no one is ignorant of what has taken place during the period in question

I denounce the borders and the marginalization of the poor

I call for neither pity nor compassion and praise the abnegation and strength of the anonymous people I paint

Art wasn’t something I imagined doing in my life

My own condition as a child has been an important source of inspiration for my artistic adventure

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jean-David Nkot (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.