This page shows paintings from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), formerly called Zaire. The paintings displayed here are part of the Horvath-Collection, Austria. The collection is based on an idea, which is explained in the article "Die Sammlung Horvath für politische Kunst" by Patrick Horvath (in German).
Ruth Kutalek, Unit Ethnomedicine and International Health of the University Vienna, writes in her article "Congolese paintings on suffering, violence and trauma", published by Sjaak van der Gest & Marian Tinkin: in "Theory and Action - Essays for an anthropologist", Uitgeverij AMB, USB 97890 79700 073, Amsterdam 2009:
"Struggling with war, violence,
and political
uncertainty, it is an extremely resource rich country with a population
living
in bitter poverty. (...) The paintings deal with pressing political
issues, with
social and economic inequalities. They are sarcastic, sometimes
shocking in
their unveiled directness. They reveal a life world of misery and
uncertainties
that finds few parallels in Western countries. (...) The paintings
unmask the day-to-day fragility of life in
Kinshasa."
Exhibitions held in Linz, Austria:
"50
years independent Congo in paintings".
Exhibition of
paintings of the Horvath-collection by VMK and KIP together with the
Unit
Ethnomedicine and International Health of the University Vienna. Castle
of
Puchenau near Linz, Upper Austria, October 30th to November 14th 2010.
"Freedom
and Congo". Paintings by Congolese
artists (out of the
Horvath-collection) commenting the situation of the country after 50
years of
independence. "Jägermayrhof", Römerstraße
98, 4020 Linz. Nov.8th
2010 to January 21st 2011.
Participations of the
Horvath-Collection by loans to
exhibitions in Belgium:
"O Congo. 50 jaar onafhankelijkheid in 50 schilderijen".
De Warande,
Warandestraat 42, Turnhout, Belgium 2010.
"50 years of Congolese Independence". Royal Museum for
Central Africa,
Leuvensesteenweg 13, Tervuren, Belgium 2011.
Participation in the International exhibition "CONGO STARS", Sept. 22th 2018 - Jan. 20th 2019, Kunsthaus Graz, Lendkai 1, 8020 Graz, Austria (in preparation).
See also:
Elections 2006 in the
Congo - Reflections of African
artists
March 2007 Violence in
Kinshasa - Reflections of African
artists
The
African dream of a better life painted by Congolese artists
Hope is named Obama -
Reflections of African
artists
Cheri Cherin: "Course au Pouvoir".129,5 x 333,5 cm, 2007.
"QUI DIRIGE R.D.C.", 75 x 94 cm, 2008.
"2em tour de Presidentielle en R.D.C.", 70 x 1ß6 cm, 2008.
"Le parcour", 114 x 140 cm, 2008.
"La Deluge", 89 x 117 cm, 2005.
"La liberation du 17 Mai 1997", 92 x 142 cm, 2006.
"La chasse aux Rwandais", 99 x 120 cm, 2004.
"La Bataille Sanglate de Kinshasa", 90 x 109 cm, 2007.
"La Mutation", 93 x 128 cm, 2007.
"? - Kabila, Bemba and Nkunda", 92 x 112 cm, 2008.
"L'espoir", 89 x 140 cm, 2009.
"Barack Obama - Thinking about Africa", 89 x 138 cm, 2010
"Paix", 75 x 92 cm, 2009.
"Ivory Coast", 2011.
"Grand Prix Cheri Benga", 46 x 200 cm, 2006,
"Le lion et le leopard", 100 x 180 cm, 2004.
"L'anniversaire du roi", 94 x 150 cm, 2007.
"I HAVE A DREAM - YES WE CAN", acrylic colors on canvas, 78 x 79cm, Republic of Congo, 2011.
"2 Personnages pour un meme IDEAL", acrylic colors on canvas, 100 x 130cm, Republic of Congo, 2010.
Cheri CHERIN (Joseph Kinkonda)
"DEMON-CRATIE", 80 x 135 cm, 2004.
"Catastrophe de Ndolo", 60 x 82 cm, 1999.
"Mystique Congolaise", 62 x 96 cm, 1999.
"L'Esclavagisme" (Slavery), 152 x 250 cm, 2006.
Cheri Cherin with his paintings : "Immigration Clandestine" (Illegal Immigration) (140 x 355,5 cm) and "Course au Pouvoir" (129,5 x 333,5 cm), both 2007 . Fotos by Prof. Armin Prinz, Austria.
"Si j'etais president" (Barack Obama). 200 x 300 cm, 2009.
"Los Galacticos" (Global Players). 144 x 220 cm, 2010.
"LA TAXATION AU MARCHE CENTRAL DE KIN", acrylic colors on canvas, 94 x 128 cm.
"L'EXPLOITATION DE L'AFRIQUE", acrylic colors on canvas, 110 x 137 cm.
"Journee morte", acrylic colors on canvas, 83 x 90 cm.
"VOTEZ KIRO-KIRO", acrylic colors on canvas, 89 x 126 cm.
"Plundering", acrylic colors on flour-sack, 77 x 100 cm, 1999.
"Refugees", acrylic colors on canvas, 76 x 92 cm.
"Planet J", acrylic colors on canvas, 90 x 91 cm.
"Prostitution", acrylic colors on canvas, 82 x 92 cm.
"The UN and Africa - Cutting out the best pieces", acrylic colors on canvas, 82 x 93 cm.
"Congo", acrylic colors on canvas, 82 x 93 cm.
"Votez Meya president", acrylic colors on flour-sack, 87 x 103 cm, 2006.
"KINSHASA DU JOUR AUX JOURS ...". Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 80 cm, 2004.
"R.D.C. Fini la Recreation", acrylic on canvas, 92 x 140 cm, 2008.
"50 ans des malades ou d'independance", 90 x 90 cm, 2010.
"Fini la recreation. La liberation a la dictature", 58 x 78 cm, 2010.
"Un bon choix pour un bon avenir" (Vol.1), 100 x 136 cm, 2006.
"Un bon choix pour un bon avenir" (Vol.2), 100 x 120 cm, 2006.
"A qui le monde dans cet epoque de vitesse?", 110 x 150 cm, 2007.
"Non! Plus jamais ca les violences contres les femmes a l'est.", 120 x 150 cm, 2008.
"Congo Source", acrylic on canvas, 80 x 123 cm.
"Barack Obama - How to heal the world", 88 x 132 cm, 2009.
"G 20", 81 x 107 cm, 2009.
"Kabila", oil on canvas, 88 x 129 cm.
"La Politique n'est pas un Jeu!", 89 x 114 cm, 2005.
"Le Scandal Social", 93 x 114 cm, 2005.
"Elections in the Congo - Dream or Reality?", 52 x 63 cm, 2002.
"The Role of the UN in Africa", 106 x 113 cm, 2002.
"Transport-Problems", acrylic colors on canvas, 67 x 109 cm, 1999.
"La Fuite ou la Foot d'un Dictateur", 89 x 87 cm, 2006.
"50 ans (50 Years Independence of the Congo)", acrylic colors on canvas, 90 x 120 cm, 2011.
"Qui a en grosser L'Afrique?", acrylic colors on canvas, 109 x 134 cm, 2009.
"Arresting of General Nkunda", 92 x 95 cm, 2008.
"Cannibalistic Massacre", 65 x 90,5 cm, 2004.
"Problems of an Economist in Kinshasa", 70 x 103 cm, 2004.
"Vers le Congo de Demain", 83 x 104 cm), 2006.
"Corruption", 75 x 100cm, 2007.
"VERS LE CONGO DE DOMAIN", acrylic on canvas, 80 x 100 cm, 2006.
"Quand les politiciens nous emmenent en bateau", 55 x 77 cm.
"Bar-Scene", acrylic colors on flour-sack, 69 x 90 cm, Congo 2002.
"Nous voulons l'independance immediate", acrylic colors on canvas, 78 x 98 cm, 2010.
"La Fuite des vieux Dictatuers d'Afrique", acrylic on canvas, 70 x 90 cm,2011.
"Joseph Kabila - pour un Congo uni, fort et prospere". Acrylic and collage on canvas, 90 x 103 cm.
"Market", acrylic colors on canvas, 90 x 128 cm, 2002.
"Le sida ne pardonne pas", acrylic colors on canvas, 92 x 126 cm, 2000.
"L'ARGENT REPOND A TOUT", acrylic colors on canvas, 68 x 101 cm, 2004.
"UN". Acrylic on canvas, 62 x 100 cm, 2005.
"QUI FAIT QUAT?.". Acrylic on canvas, 62 x 93 cm, 2008.
"50 Ans Independance" (50 years history of the independent Republic of the Congo). Acrylic colors on canvas, 100 x 100 cm, 2010.
"Dialogue Solola Bien", acrylic colors on canvas, 138 x 160 cm, 2008.
"Solidarite participative Haiti", acrylic colors on canvas, 63 x 80 cm, 2010.
"Solidarite paricipative Haiti" (version2), acrlic colors aon canvas, 130 x 100 cm, 2010.
MOKE the Painter (Monsengwo Kejwamfi)
"Allegorical Political Scene", oil on flour-sack, 82 x 100 cm, 1982.
"Metamorphosis", oil on flour-sack, 97 x 84 cm, 2001.
A classical image by Moke (right): "Women's Liberation Movement", oil on flour-sack, 93 x 97 cm, 1976.
"TERRE-PROMISE", 103 x 132 cm, 2006.
"La Chutte du Zaire", 109 x 139 cm, 2008.
"Les Journalistes en Danger", 90 x 120 cm, 2011.
"ILS SONT RECONNUS PAR LEURS TRACES DANS LE MONDE", 64 x 191 cm, 2008.
"BANQUE DE CREDIT ET DES DEVELOPEMENT", 100 x 128 cm, 2008.
"Les salaires ...", 98 x 120 cm, 2003.
"Les cauchemards de la transition", 100 x 120 cm, 2004.
"Parlement - debout", 107 x 118 cm, 2006.
"La Vigilance de Moke Fils", 134 x 172 cm, 2006.
"Conference de paix au nord et au sud Kivu", 106 x 136 cm, 2008.
"PAREC - Arme a feu contre 100 $", 90 x 119 cm, 2009.
"The Pirates of Somalia", 89 x 99 cm, 2009.
"Sous la Menace des Obsedes", acrylic colors on canvas, 80 x 100 cm, 2010.
"Qui changera la face du monde?", acrylic colors on canvas, 60 x 80cm, Republic of Congo, 2009.
"Jusque et quand cette situation?". Acrylic on canvas, 97 x 72 cm, 2005.
"Conference de Goma pour la Paix au Nord.Kivu ...", acrylic colors on canvas, 76 x 80 cm, 2008.
"Mensonge telephonique", acrylic colors on canvas, 70 x 75 cm, 2007.
"Les hommes passent, l'histoire reste", acrylic colors on canvas, 105 x 110 cm, 2009.
"Le Congo d'aujourd'hui dans elections democratiques", acrylic colors on canvas, 104 x 110 cm, 2008.
"QUI POÜR LA R.D.C.", oil and collage on canvas, 118 x 165 cm, 2008.
"LE CONGO ALA CROISEE DES CHEMINS", 125 x 174 cm, 2007.
"QUI FAIT QUOI ET QUAND", 87 x 116 cm, 2006.
"COURSE AU POUVOIR",120 x 158 cm, 2007.
"L'IMAGE D'UN CONGO PROSPERE ETD'ESPOIR", 120 x 200 cm, 2006.
"OPERATION VANDA NA MBOKA", 133 x 176 cm, 2006.
"Trying the Impossible", 77 x 103 cm, 2004.
"Forced Landing", 73 x 97 cm, 2004.
"La Fin de la Demagogie", 102 x 189 cm, 2005.
"Quoi! Pour le Congo?", 98 x 117 cm, 2006.
"Evenement du 22 au 23.03.07 a Kinshasa RDC", 85 x 107 cm, 2007.
"Le terrorisme ennemi de la mondialisation", 120 x 165 cm, 2008.
"Fiers d l'etre", 89 x 124 cm, 2009.
"Qui est Obama?", 68 x 99 cm, 2009.
"QUAND LE CHEMIN DE LA PAIX SE DENISSE, ADIEU LES BRUITS DES ARMES ET DES BOTTES", 91 x 115, 2008.
"LE
DEVELOPPEMENT VIENT PAR LE
TRAVAIL ET NON PAR LES PRIERES", 89 x 108, 1999.
"Chute d'un regime dictatorial" (Mobutu Sese Seko), acrylic colors on flour-sack, 83 x 104 cm, Congo 1999.
"Quand un dictateur veut apaiser ses nerves" (Laurent Kabila), acrylic colors on table-cloth, 65 x 92 cm, Congo 2002.
"Dialogue intercongolais", acrylic colors on table-cloth, 71 x 91 cm, Congo 2001.
"Quand le pasteur drague", acrylic colors on canvas, 59 x 82 cm, Congo 1999.
"Si j'etais riche", acrylic colors on canvas, 69 x 92 cm, Congo 1999.
"La mort d'un polygame", acrylic colors on canvas, 64 x 89 cm, Congo 1999.
"Calme tendu", acrylic colors on canvas, 95 x 110 cm, Kinshasa 2007.
"Violent affrontement du 22 au 23 mars 2007, acrylic colors on canvas, 96 x 111 cm, Kinshasa 2007.
"MARIAGE D'HOMOSEXUELS", 90 x 140 cm, 2004.
"L'UNE DE CONSEQUENCE DE LA VIOLENCE SEXUELLE", 93 x 59 cm, 2008.
"Evenement du 22 - 23 Mars a Kinshasa (R.D.C.)", acrylic colors on canvas, 90 x 90 cm, 2007.
"LE CONGO DE DEMAIN", 85 x 96 cm, 2006.
"Le Roi du Zaire", 83 x 80 cm, 2007.
"QUI PEUT SAUVER LE CONGO?", 89 x 122 cm, 2005.
"Sun City or the Role of the UN in the Congo", 68 x 94 cm.
"The Truth about the Priest", 64 x 98 cm.
"Le Mystere des elections en RDC", 80 x 84 cm, 2006.
"Le deluge Congolais", 74 x 107 cm, 2008.
"L'AUTO ROUTE VERS LES 5 CHANTIERS", 115 x 145 cm, 2008.
"LE CONGO N'EST PAS UN CADEAUX", 105 x 135 cm, 2008.
"RECONSTRUCTION D'UN CONGO NOUVEAU, FINI LA RECONSTRUCTION", 87 x 120 cm, 2007.
"Le Jeux du pouvoir", 90 x 127 cm, 2006.
"Le Culte de la Personnalite", 69 x 100 cm, 2007.
"JE REVE LE CONGO FUTUR", 90 x 114 cm, 2006.
"A qui la bonne gouvernance?", 120 x 154 cm, 2007.
"La Naissance du nouveau metre", 80 x 110 cm, 2009.
"Un pas vers l'espoir", 80 x 110 cm, 2009.
"Dinee presidential", 90 x 100 cm, 2011.
"The Bloody History of the Congo"
by Austrian artist Werner Horvath: Lumumba (middle) and the dictators Mobutu Sese Seko (right) and Laurent Kabila (left).
