Emerging Painting Invitational

Online-Only Auction, 14 - 21 February 2022

Emerging Painting Invitational Prize
About the Session

The Emerging Painting Invitational Prize (EPI) is an international art platform developed by the African Art Galleries Association (AAGA) to support and recognise excellence of emerging painters living and working on the continent and to create new opportunities for engagement with art and art centres in Africa for local and international collectors, art professionals and general audiences.

The artworks on this auction are in various locations in Africa. Delivery can be arranged with AAGA after checkout, and please note that delivery costs and any additional import or other taxes are the responsibility of the buyer.


Sold for

ZAR 12 898
Lot 13
  • IIrumva Isaac; Game of Two


Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 12 898

About this Item

Rwandan 1998-
Game of Two
2021
oil on canvas
70 by 50 cm

Notes

The artworks on this auction are in various locations in Africa. Delivery can be arranged with AAGA after checkout, and please note that delivery costs and any additional import or other taxes are the responsibility of the buyer.

IIrumva Isaac defines his art as twenty-first century contemporary, influenced by global culture and technological advancement. His work is a dynamic combination of personal perspectives and societal collectives and focuses on cultural dialogues, identities, characters and memories.

He has exhibited in numerous group and solo shows in Rwanda including Autour de Moi, Maison Beaulier (2018); Afringali Street Art Festival (2019); Female Artistic Maturity, Indiba Art Space (2020); Novembre Numerique (2020, curated by Maison Beaulier and Institut Français); and the Ald Artist Exhbition, Rwanda National Museum (2021). Isaac has exhibited internationally at the Artja International Art Biennial, Serbia (2020); the Triennal of Drawing and Sculpture, Walk along the Line, Serbia (2021, curated by ULUS); and the Collect Call//Diaspora Call Exhibition, Germany, USA, UK (2020, curated by FormeFemine).

Provenance

This lot is the work of one of the 16 finalists of the Emerging Painting Invitational Prize (EPI) 2022. This is an international art platform developed by the African Art Galleries Association (AAGA) to support and recognise the excellence of emerging painters living and working on the continent.

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