With
drop in art sale following terrorist threat in Kenya local artist are
coming out with new style with the major objective of attracting both
local and international dealers.
Uganda born artist based in Kenya Jak Moses Katarikawe is among
old artist who are coming out with new style in order to stay in weak
market which had seen sale dropping as Western diplomatic based in
Nairobi advised tourist not to travel in the Country.
Katarikawe who is among the top selling painter in East Africa
region had start to re do his old painting by making sure that he stick
to African traditions with the same message
The artist is now
re printing his old painting using new technologies not only to attract
buyers but also to catch up with younger stars who prefer computer
print.
Among the pieces he had worked on were created in 60s to reflect
African traditions especially in marriage, according to the artist
women cheating on there husband is not new among African including in
Uganda were he was born
Recently he re worked on apiece in which a woman was cheating
on her husband, but one day the husband trick her when she was drunk
at mid night .
The husband cheated the husband that he was
going to safari but instead hide in the bush but instead return to the
house at mid night and went straight to bed where the drunk wife was
sleeping.
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