SERGE ALAIN NITEGEKA
ODE TO BLACK
On Thursday 25 May, 6-8pm
WALKABOUT
Join Serge Alain Nitegeka for a walkabout of his exhibition on Thursday 25 May at 1pm. All are welcome.
The exhibition is on view until 30 June 2017.
Nitegeka says:
Black is the colour of mourning and melancholy. Black epitomises stealth; it is central to clandestine ventures and cool lonesomeness. Black is the colour of executive cars, gadgets, accessories and clothing. Eternally beautiful, Black is the colour of the universe, the infinite deep dark unknown abyss. Black is a wormhole, mysterious and ever-receding, absorbing everything around it and revealing nothing. Black is all colours mixed together, perhaps the sum of the visible. Black is the only colour without light, though full and empty.
Black is a colour reserved unto itself. It is comfortable in its own nature, unruffled and confident. It tries very hard to stay anonymous but inquiring eyes are drawn to it; spectators cannot resist it. It is not popular. It reveals little because it is neither warm nor cold. It is an enigmatic pigment.
The colour black presents itself ambiguously in meaning, like the abstract forms in my practice. Ode to Blackexplores the multitude of meanings that the colour black invites in my work thus far, in paintings, sculptures and installations.
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