the Democratic Republic of Congo. He lives and works as an artist and evangelical preacher in the country's capital, Kinshasa. Alongside Moke and Chéri Samba, Bodo is one of the founding members, of what came to be known as the Zaïre School of Popular Painting united in a fervent belief that as artists they had the power to change history. The concept of the artist as popular educator and moral crusader is fundamental to his work. The imaginary figures and detailed narratives found within Bodo's works are inspired by dreams as well as real experiences and reflect his beliefs and visions of a better world. In Je m'étonne n°1 or 'I am amazed', one of Bodo's largest and most ambitious paintings, explores his astonishment at the ways of thttp://theauctionroom.com/auctions/9...