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There is a great deal of empathy in Onguene’s work, which
shows in the affection and respect he demonstrates in his
characters who remain dignified when they are not dynamic and
combative, in bright and spicy colors, despite the harshness of
the times. He even manages to convey a bit of symbolic hope,
as in the particularly illustrative work entitled "The Life After

the Fall". It features a former industrial worker who appears
among ruins in the background and who seems to bear all the
misery of the world on his shoulders. His four wives are lined
up along a wall behind him, but all of them are pregnant and
therefore bearers of life and hope. Past, present and future
brought together in one and the same allegory which is also a
good representation of the message of the artist whose career
is to be followed with interest.

Sylvain Sankalé
Art writer
Dakar, Senegal
June 2021

L'ANNONCE DIVINE | 2021

120cm H x 110cm W | Acrylic on canvas - ENQUIRE

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