#Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga

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Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga — Life and Half-Life (oil & acrylic on canvas, 2024)

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Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1991, Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga studied painting at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Kinshasa. While the strict, almost 19th-century style of formal figuration that has been taught at the Académie since its colonial-era founding allowed the artist to develop sophisticated painterly skills, ultimately, he found its program conceptually stifling, and abandoned his studies there, in 2011. Though there was little in place supporting that decision, he quickly aligned himself with other artists to establish M’Pongo, a group studio where a diverse set of young artists shared ideas and exhibited together to generate their own vibrant scene, which tapped into the high-energy creativity of contemporary Kinshasa.

Kamuanga Ilunga explores the seismic shifts in the economic, political and social identity of the DRC that have taken place since colonialism. Increasingly globalised, there is a sense in the DRC that some of its people are rejecting its heritage, a conflict that fuels Kamuanga Ilunga’s work.

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Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga (Congo Kinshasa)

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Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga (Congolese, 1991), Mokangu 1901, 2021. Oil and acrylic on canvas, 200 x 200 cm.

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Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga - Oubliez le passé et vous perdez les deux yeux, 2016

Acrylic and oil on canvas (200 x 200 cm)

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Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, Reconnaissance (2016). 

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Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, False Memories, 2016

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African Artists: From 1882 to Now

Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, “Fragile 5” (2018), acrylic and oil on canvas, 187 × 196 centimeters.

Photo © the artist, courtesy of the artist and October Gallery, London

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MWW Artwork of the Day (2/29/20) Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga (Congolese, born 1991) Ko Bungisa Mbala Mibale 3 (c. 2018) Acrylic & oil on canvas, 150 x 150 cm. Private Collection

Through Kamuanga’s painting we are introduced to the cultural diversity of contemporary Kinshasa, transformed through an imaginary space of visual symbols and mysterious forms. In one image a woman is dressed in religious attire ("Voile," 2014), while another portrays a woman with an elaborate West African hairstyle ("Mangbetu," 2014). Kamuanga’s paintings mediate the mass-influence of globalization on African identity, emphasizing the continent’s intrinsic plurality and hybridized cosmopolitanism. A mixture of ancient and modern writings form backdrops for his subjects, which are a kind of visual Esperanto inspired by the communicative strategies of modern advertising. Other references are more personal, such as the woman donning sandals ("Elongated Head," 2014), a dedication to the women working tirelessly to secure the welfare of their children in the African metropolis.

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Check out the series Mangbetu

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Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga — Thérapeutique Luba (Luba Healing) oil and acrylic on linen, 2023.

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Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, painter from RDC 

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Reminder of concept piece and other works in his collection.

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Let’s take a look at my final flip book

This is the outcome of my PowerPoint hand out sheet flip book-thing. Its long (roughly about 11 inches) and the ends have the dimensions of 6.6cm x 4.6cm (roughly, as it depends on the positioning of the paper). The paper itself is normal printing cartridge paper, anything thicker would make it harder to flip the pages due to the thickness of the overall book. 

After I cut down the handouts and put them in the right order (as well as shuffle them endlessly as they were resistant to become even) I sealed the block in a book press and began to perfect bind the sheets together.

Perfect binding was always going to be the way to go as I do believe it looks smart and I favour it due to using it to bind books in a previous project. It is also quick and not at all complicated as all you have to do it just clamp the text block and apply 4-7 layers of PVA glue evenly after the previous layer had dried.  I always knew the length and bulk of my flip book was going to be a problem, but it was needed because as the thickness increased, the length needed to as well so the book could actually flip (the law of moments in physics).  Naomi (print room technician) recommended stab binding, a type of book binding that is done with a needle and thread- this would allow me to make a thick spine and margin so the pages did not slide out of place and, most likely, be ripped away from the perfect binding strip.  I thought that the thickness of my flip book would mean that this type of binding was off the table.  But…I needed a way to stop my flip book from flopping about. I needed it to be sturdy.

This ^ is a thought out version of a rough sketch I did on a train ride home.  I needed the flip book to have a cover, have a better structure and also a way to be displayed and i believe this design fulfilled those needs.  After speaking with a carpenter to get advice, I quickly had to change my design from a wooden slider and base to a card slider and a wooden base. This change was because he felt the slider would be too thin to be able to do a proper finger joint and probably wouldn’t stay together. This was okay due to the fact the card slider is flexible so the user is able to pinch it together in order to slide it down the flip book (Gifs soon on the way). 

He also stated that the base would also be too fiddly to do finger joints but, he would be able to drill into a solid block of timber and hollow it out so the flip book could fit snugly inside. 

I immediately began measuring out the covers of the block which i made out of some thick black card. I then began working on the sliding band. The band took a few tries. I tried making it from four individual pieces of book card and sticking them together but that quickly proved unstable and so i made one long band and tied it together at the end, I later bent this slightly into shape by cutting shallowly into where the corners were on the text block. I then rolled this in black card to give it a finish and stuck the two covers on the inside of it. 

This is what my flip book cover looks like all stuck together (the band is on the right) and with the cover designed (circuits to coincide with Illunga’s collection theme).  But whats missing?

Boom. Its the base. 

Above is the base and a spare piece of timber to which i tested the silver acrylic paint on, just to see if it would look good.  It kind of looks like its a USB stick which is a good thing. 

Soon…

I’m not fully happy with it (but when are we ever happy with what we create?) admittedly the wooden block does make it a pickle to handle but it allows it to stand up, supplies it with structure and also gives it s sci-fi look (that and the cheap award look).  

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Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga (Congolese, 1991), L'homme Mangbetu, 2015. Oil and acrylic on canvas, 100.5 x 100.5 cm.