{"id":8876,"date":"2024-06-26T18:20:40","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T18:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/?p=8876"},"modified":"2024-06-27T23:30:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T23:30:10","slug":"brunot-t-nseke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/2024\/06\/26\/brunot-t-nseke\/","title":{"rendered":"Brunot T. Nseke"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8876\" class=\"elementor elementor-8876\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5639fa5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5639fa5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e31ffc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e31ffc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 22-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8879 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Brunot-T.-Nseke-by-Yugo-Takahashi-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Brunot-T.-Nseke-by-Yugo-Takahashi-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Brunot-T.-Nseke-by-Yugo-Takahashi-830x1024.jpg 830w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Brunot-T.-Nseke-by-Yugo-Takahashi-768x947.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Brunot-T.-Nseke-by-Yugo-Takahashi-600x740.jpg 600w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Brunot-T.-Nseke-by-Yugo-Takahashi.jpg 935w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/>\n<h4>You started painting while studying philosophy in 2003. What inspired you to begin painting during this time?<\/h4>\nI started drawing while being confronted with the questions of meaning in my philosophy studies. My drawings were non-figurative; I showed some of them to my metaphysics teacher, a French monk. He gave me some names to check at the library: Kandinsky, Klee, Mondrian. I discovered the abstract Art Movement, and this triggered a series of compulsive gouaches that I made on paper. I used gouache for many years while drawing with dry ink (ballpoint pen). I sold a few gouaches works to friends and the university&#8217;s library where I did some shows as well. In 2008, I was selected for a young artist residency in Douala, and I moved to Acrylic on canvas.\n<h4>What motivated your move to Canada, and how did this transition impact your artistic journey?<\/h4>\nI applied for the permanent residency in Canada and it worked. In this new environment, I have been exposed to deep loneliness, that benefited me inwardly for my artistic process: for instance, the Monochrome series is a place I wasn\u2019t comfortable to go, but now I have experienced the richness I can express in such area.\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8880 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Intrications-MON-K11-i2_Acrylic_202348X30in-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Intrications-MON-K11-i2_Acrylic_202348X30in-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Intrications-MON-K11-i2_Acrylic_202348X30in-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Intrications-MON-K11-i2_Acrylic_202348X30in-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Intrications-MON-K11-i2_Acrylic_202348X30in-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Intrications-MON-K11-i2_Acrylic_202348X30in-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Intrications-MON-K11-i2_Acrylic_202348X30in.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>Kandinsky\u2019s intuition of an independent abstract system has nurtured your work. Can you discuss how his ideas have influenced your approach to abstract art?<\/h4>\nKandinsky speaks about the \u201cInner need\u201d in his book\u00a0Concerning the spiritual in Art, this expression touched me as a motivation in seeking and using non-figurative language to display and connect emotions. Also, Kandinsky relies on the analogy with music that has an independent abstract language to be translated in to painting. This second point also resonated with me as music play an important\u00a0 role in my process.\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8881 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Intrications-MON-K16-2509_Acrylic_202348X48in-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Intrications-MON-K16-2509_Acrylic_202348X48in-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Intrications-MON-K16-2509_Acrylic_202348X48in-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Intrications-MON-K16-2509_Acrylic_202348X48in-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Intrications-MON-K16-2509_Acrylic_202348X48in-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Intrications-MON-K16-2509_Acrylic_202348X48in-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Intrications-MON-K16-2509_Acrylic_202348X48in-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Intrications-MON-K16-2509_Acrylic_202348X48in-650x650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Intrications-MON-K16-2509_Acrylic_202348X48in-1300x1300.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Intrications-MON-K16-2509_Acrylic_202348X48in-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Intrications-MON-K16-2509_Acrylic_202348X48in-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>How do you integrate the ornamental curves found in tribal African sculptures and masks into your abstract compositions?<\/h4>\nThe mind is informed of symbols, shapes, and curves from memories collected in ornamental images I have seen back home in Cameroon (in masks, cloth of traditional garments\u2026), some of the books I have reviewed, for instance, the beautiful Hieroglyphic scriptures that many African thinkers have documented or the writing invention of the Bamum kingdom in Cameroon. My interest has even extended to Chinese and Arabic calligraphy sophistication. My focus is on the original act of generating the signs before they are assigned a functional meaning. Even the alphabetic signs we are using right now have an inalienable visual aspect that has been diluted by the functionality of written and spoken language. I approach the signs for what they are, unassigned by function.\n<h4>How do you see your work evolving in the future, and what new projects or themes are you excited to explore?<\/h4>\nIn my website, I noted that the Monochromes Series we see is in its preamble. I am still working on finishing that and then we may see what the future brings.\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8882 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IntricationsMON-K15R-K15L-1308_Acrylic_202360X96in-1024x644.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IntricationsMON-K15R-K15L-1308_Acrylic_202360X96in-1024x644.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IntricationsMON-K15R-K15L-1308_Acrylic_202360X96in-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IntricationsMON-K15R-K15L-1308_Acrylic_202360X96in-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IntricationsMON-K15R-K15L-1308_Acrylic_202360X96in-1536x966.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IntricationsMON-K15R-K15L-1308_Acrylic_202360X96in-600x377.jpg 600w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IntricationsMON-K15R-K15L-1308_Acrylic_202360X96in.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>What advice would you give to aspiring artists who are trying to navigate their own artistic journeys?<\/h4>\nWe should always be ourselves.\n<br><br>\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrications.net\/\n\"><strong>Website<\/strong><\/a><\/center>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You started painting while studying philosophy in 2003. 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