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Born 1980. Known for: Painting.
Jean-Paul Nsimba Mika, or simply 'Mika', enrolled at the Académie des Beaux-Arts (ABA) in Kinshasa to study painting. During this time he became acquainted with famed Congolese 'Popular Painter'... Read full biography
Jean-Paul Nsimba Mika, or simply 'Mika', enrolled at the Académie des Beaux-Arts (ABA) in Kinshasa to study painting. During this time he became acquainted with famed Congolese 'Popular Painter' Cheri Cherin, eventually becoming his pupil. The foundation of Mika's popular painting technique, the... Read full biography
Jean-Paul Nsimba Mika, or simply 'Mika', enrolled at the Académie des Beaux-Arts (ABA) in Kinshasa to study painting. During this time he became acquainted with famed Congolese 'Popular Painter' Cheri Cherin, eventually becoming his pupil. The foundation of Mika's popular painting technique, the mixing of text with flamboyant, colorful imagery, was forged during his time with Cherin. He consequently became a member of the Association of Popular Painters in Kinshasa. The bustling capital of... Read full biography
Jean-Paul Nsimba Mika, or simply 'Mika', enrolled at the Académie des Beaux-Arts (ABA) in Kinshasa to study painting. During this time he became acquainted with famed Congolese 'Popular Painter' Cheri Cherin, eventually becoming his pupil. The foundation of Mika's popular painting technique, the mixing of text with flamboyant, colorful imagery, was forged during his time with Cherin. He consequently became a member of the Association of Popular Painters in Kinshasa. The bustling capital of Kinshasa remains Mika's main inspiration. The founding popular painters, Cherin and Cheri Samba, were chiefly concerned with their immediate environment, and where it could be placed within post-independence Congolese art. As a result the representation... Read full biography
Jean-Paul Nsimba Mika, or simply 'Mika', enrolled at the Académie des Beaux-Arts (ABA) in Kinshasa to study painting. During this time he became acquainted with famed Congolese 'Popular Painter' Cheri Cherin, eventually becoming his pupil. The foundation of Mika's popular painting technique, the mixing of text with flamboyant, colorful imagery, was forged during his time with Cherin. He consequently became a member of the Association of Popular Painters in Kinshasa. The bustling capital of Kinshasa remains Mika's main inspiration. The founding popular painters, Cherin and Cheri Samba, were chiefly concerned with their immediate environment, and where it could be placed within post-independence Congolese art. As a result the representation of 'Kinshasa' remains extremely pertinent to the flourishing development of the genre.... Read full biography