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Faïson is a Cameroonian visual artist, born in 1969
in the North West Province of Cameroon. In 1997 he received a First
Class B.A (Hons) in Creative Arts from the Federal University of Maiduguri
in Nigeria. In 2006 November 13, he defended the (MFA Degree) Master
of Fine Arts in Painting at (A.B.U) Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria,
Nigeria.
ARIST STATEMENT: It is good to have and do Art that heals our wounds; Art that inspires tolerance, promotes love and the inescapable omnipresence of the divine spirit; Art that projects our cultural identity in the give and take, potpourri of globalisation. My Art is pluralist, to meet the exigencies of effective communication in contemporaniety; it defines, asserts and records the image of a modern Africa reconciled with its past and gearing up for its future. |
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Faïson has exhibited in Nigeria since 1995. His first exhibition in Maiduguri was organized by the Alliance Française (1999-2000). They commissioned 10 paintings of therapeutic value for the Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. He exhibited his work in Zaria in 2001 and 2002. In May of 2003 he won the second price at the "Exposition - Concours de l' Art Bantu Contemporain", organized by CICIBA/MINCULTURE at the Hilton Afric Art Gallery, Yaounde, Cameroon. In June of that same year Faïson took part in the "Exposition d' Arts Platiques Contemporains du Cameroun à la Coupes des Confederations", organized by MINCULTURE at the Galerie MASSAI MARA, Paris/Lyon, France. That November he participated in a group exhibition "LA COULEUR ET LA FOI", commemorating Marc Vivien Foe, organized by the Republic of Cameroon at La Salle des Pas Perdus de l'UNESCO, Paris, France. |
 Croyance En Furie acrylic on canvas, 2001, 122.8 x 90.5 cm |
 Les Auditeurs Africains I
acrylic on canvas, 2001, 122.8 x 90.5 cm |
In 2004 Faïson participated in "Exposition d'Arts Plastiques
Contemporains Camerounais" à l' occasion de la visite de MR. KOICHIRO
MATSUURA, Directeur Général de l' UNESCO at the National Museum, Yaounde,
Cameroon, January 16. In February and March 5 he exhibited "Organized
Confusion" at the Alliance Française in Kaduna, Nigeria. In September
and October he was one of three artists to participate in an art residency/exhibition
organized by Aftershave International at Maraba Pottery, Kaduna State,
Nigeria.
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In November of 2006, he exhibited in "Defence Exhibition" at 300L Studio, Ahmadu Bello University - Zaria, Nigeria and later that month in "Conference/Exhibition ZAS at 50", at KIL A.B.U, Zaria, organized by Zaria Art School/National Gallery of Arts, Abuja. Faïson is listed in The Painter's keys at: https://www.painterskeys.com. He is a donor in support of Abed Malhas' initiative, CASA Nobel Prize for Children / Art Olympic. |
 Presence Africaine acrylic, enamel and fabric on canvas 2005, 156.5 x 136.5 cm |
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Much of Faïson's art particularly in acrylic, enamel
and oils, display his back-to-the-roots nature. But don't quickly
think it's all about the past. Hilarion thinks that a stable future
needs solid foundations. And genuineness is suitable from tradition.
Though "images of the past" seem overly evident, they carry deep messages
that squarely address the present/future. Since we are used to clichés
about art from Africa, these works will readily hold your attention
as the artist takes you on a smooth ride to the future. |
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A pervasive, but conciliatory, use of motifs/symbols is manifestly present. Faïson's use of colours, though international in outlook, stick to the Cameroon Grassland traditions where the ordinary shades of sun baked bricks and clay pots, the gray of cinders and places of worship, the blue (indigo) of the twilight sky and Ndop royal cloth, the red of cam wood, palm-oil, sunsets and blood, the green of nyuseji* and the high attitude prairie, the white of palm wine, salt, and bones, the yellow-ochre of sunbursts at dawn and the golden blur of the elusive leopard, significantly augment the sense/celebration of life, and profoundly reinforce the presence of the Almighty creator Jehovah. |
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Shall
We Dance?! |
The works result from a systematic study, "Adapting Cameroon Grassland Palace Motifs Into Painting". This study is broken down into seven stages in order to show distinct developmental capacity of the motifs and to meet the taste range of individuals. The stages are: exploration of motifs, abstract exploration of motifs, development of motifs, figural infusions, sensitive compositions, simplified compositions, and existential compositions. To see more pictures, please visit the Gallery. |
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