Elson Kambalu is one of Malawi's leading artists. Passionate about creativity, he spends much of his time outside of painting to help manage other artists and inspiring the youth of his homeland to think creatively.
Reinvigorating Malawian art —
Elson Kambalu is one of Malawi's leading artists. Passionate about creativity, he spends much of his time outside of painting to help manage other artists and inspiring the youth of his homeland to think creatively.
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"I greatly love what I do. This is my life. This is what I do for a living. I think I breathe art, I live art," he muses.
Art is life —
"I greatly love what I do. This is my life. This is what I do for a living. I think I breathe art, I live art," he muses.
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Describing his style, Kambalu explains: "I think my art is quite contemporary. That's what makes it different. I think that's what makes me different. And that's what you see in my art -- it's quite modern as opposed to being just figurative."
Contemporary style —
Describing his style, Kambalu explains: "I think my art is quite contemporary. That's what makes it different. I think that's what makes me different. And that's what you see in my art -- it's quite modern as opposed to being just figurative."
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Kambalu stands next to his piece "Fallen Angel" painted exclusively for CNN. Describing it afterwards, he says: "When I was told that at the very end I would paint for the cameras, I wanted to present to the world a kind of work that was fresh and quite new to the eye. I must confess that though I had an idea of what I needed to paint the colors were instantaneous. I found myself going for the violets, grays, whites, with some shock of pithalo blues. Fallen Angel is a depiction of space and movement, and it borders on fantasy."
Fallen Angel —
Kambalu stands next to his piece "Fallen Angel" painted exclusively for CNN. Describing it afterwards, he says: "When I was told that at the very end I would paint for the cameras, I wanted to present to the world a kind of work that was fresh and quite new to the eye. I must confess that though I had an idea of what I needed to paint the colors were instantaneous. I found myself going for the violets, grays, whites, with some shock of pithalo blues. Fallen Angel is a depiction of space and movement, and it borders on fantasy."
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A lover of all creative outlets, Kambalu is now embarking on a musical journey managing a local musician, Jaco Jana. He adds: "I love good music. As said before, I don't want to be conformed to a particular art form, because there is so much to enjoy out there other than one's work."
No artistic boundaries —
A lover of all creative outlets, Kambalu is now embarking on a musical journey managing a local musician, Jaco Jana. He adds: "I love good music. As said before, I don't want to be conformed to a particular art form, because there is so much to enjoy out there other than one's work."
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