Kota Otieno
Someone introduced Kota the other day as an artist who values all materials. I think that is worthy praise for this singular character. Quiet and softly spoken he constantly surprises with the nature of his work which ranges from sign painting to installations from found materials. He is also cofounder of Masaii Mbili, the only studio in Kibera, Nairobi (a slum of 700,000).
[...] of the first artists I spoke to was Otieno Kota. Right at the entrance to Barsheba there is a tree stump and a metre further to the left, an [...]
The early days « urbanwasanii
June 22, 2008 at 6:22 pm