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Soly Cisse Quotes

born 1969

Soly Cisse (born 1969) is a Senegalese painter, draughtsman and sculptor.

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No one is ever truly alone: we are part of a whole, of a large ecosystem where each element has its place

My philosophy is based on the idea that everything, in the world and in life, is a game. Every morning is a new opportunity, a different day, a blank page to fill.

I believe in my great capacity of digesting various influences. We must acknowledge that “influence” is the rule in art, it is part of the “truth” about art

I call on younger generations to become aware of the importance of nature and the need to preserve it

A life void of joy is a sad life, and we are already burdened enough by the trials of daily life

For me being an artist today is to shake up the rules of the art world

Art is a magnet that attracts fragments of life, encounters, memories, materials, and mediums that enrich a story in perpetual construction

My relationship with painting has never been academic

I deeply believe that nothing can replace practice

An artist, in many ways, evolves on another planet, like the tramp who mocks conventions and rebels

But painting is not simply reproducing or representing, it is above all an exercise in intelligence and sensitivity

Art is often born from the necessity, the urgency to say, to make something explode

For me, creation should not be elitist, it is an exchange, a bridge between being

African art is on the right track, taking over the center stage

He who does not dare to waste does not dare to build

I am greatly inspired by traditional African culture

Humor is what drives us, what allows us to take a step back and provide another reading of the world

For me, painting is above all a game, a space of freedom where I can experiment without limits

Dissatisfaction is a powerful engine, it pushes us to never rest on our achievements

For me painting is like a ritual, when I paint, I try to understand our existence, the elements that surround me

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Soly Cisse (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.