Marcel Gotène - Vita 1935 born in Yoba, People's Republic of Congo, died in 2013 in Rabat, Morocco Marcel Gotène, the icon of "contemporary Bantu painting" received his basic training at the School of Painting in Poto -Poto Pierre Lods.
In 1953, an art exhibition in Brazzaville gave him the first opportunity to successfully present his gouaches.
1963 Jean Lurcat (modern founder of the art of tapestry - see Lurcat museum in Eppelborn / Sarre) invites Gotène to France. The expressionist-surreal representations of Lurcat and Gotene show many parallels in the respective color composition. Gotène studies at the National School of Decorative Arts in Aubusson (tapestry) 1975, he returns to his native country In the 1980s, his works of art received international recognition as part of the "Art Biennial contemporary "and the creation of the" International Center of Bantus Civilizations "in Libreville. It is followed by exhibitions in Luanda, Dakar, Kinshasa, Beirut, Kingston, London, Paris and Malabo. The artist sees the world in meanders. Our existential threat can only be contained in harmony with the flora and fauna and minerals that surround us. Gotène's works are particularly distinguished by their aesthetic conciseness and their poetic inspiration. March 2, 2013 National funeral in Brazzaville: The President of the Republic of Congo Denis Sassou N'Guesso pays tribute to the artist during a funeral ceremony at the Palais des Congrès.
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