Meshack Oiro - 'Harmonious Intrigues'
Meshack Oiro
Meshack Oiro's Mantra: CREATIVITY COMES IN THE LINE OF FUNCTIONALITY, in other words 'Form follows Function'.
Meshack Oiro is a Kenyan visual artist born in 1981 in Nairobi. He spent the best part of his childhood at the Kenyan Coast.
A graduate of Buruburu Fine Artists (BIFA) College in Nairobi, he currently has a studio called ShaqArtstudios, based at Kuona Artists’ Collective in Nairobi.
He made his debut as an artist in high school, after years of inspiration from his uncles: Gerald Olewe and the late Ben Apollo. He was their protégé. The uncles were clay potters and cold casts artists. They made tribal ceramic miniatures .
Practice:
Oiro's installations incorporate mild steel, junk and upcycled material.
His work is mostly inspired by the high levels of pollution; in the sense that he 'tries to clean the environment by creating art'. His desire is to give form and aesthetics to spaces. Inspired mainly by animals and human forms, the works are created using techniques like: Arch-welding, casting, mould making, general fabrication and the fusion of different materials including mild steel, drift wood, upcycled material. Oiro also uses AI in developing his art. A number of his works are also functional.
Exhibitions and Major Works:
His most recent body of work is exhibited at the Uhuru Gardens Museum in Nairobi.
Sculptures have been featured in a South African Magazine called the Afro Prophetic Project Magazine, featuring artists who they consider as diverse, creative and promising.
The “Tree of Life” can be found on display at the Rouge Deck at the Dusit in Westlands.
“Beat Pollutions” is at the UNEP headquarters where different artists' works are featured on rotation.
Currently, he has a monumental sculpture; “Mbut Lolwe” in Kisumu at Dunga Beach. This piece is constructed from plastics and recycled materials.
A recent public sculpture, “Jalupo” was burnt down during anti government protests. It had been erected at Nyamasaria dual carriageway.
He has participated in residencies in Hamburg, Germany working with Miellentore Gallery in 2018 and at Nafasi Art Space in Dar es Salaam.
He has also been featured in the East African Biennale which is a bi annual exhibition which takes place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Meshack Oiro's Mantra: CREATIVITY COMES IN THE LINE OF FUNCTIONALITY, in other words 'Form follows Function'.
Meshack Oiro is a Kenyan visual artist born in 1981 in Nairobi. He spent the best part of his childhood at the Kenyan Coast.
A graduate of Buruburu Fine Artists (BIFA) College in Nairobi, he currently has a studio called ShaqArtstudios, based at Kuona Artists’ Collective in Nairobi.
He made his debut as an artist in high school, after years of inspiration from his uncles: Gerald Olewe and the late Ben Apollo. He was their protégé. The uncles were clay potters and cold casts artists. They made tribal ceramic miniatures .
Practice:
Oiro's installations incorporate mild steel, junk and upcycled material.
His work is mostly inspired by the high levels of pollution; in the sense that he 'tries to clean the environment by creating art'. His desire is to give form and aesthetics to spaces. Inspired mainly by animals and human forms, the works are created using techniques like: Arch-welding, casting, mould making, general fabrication and the fusion of different materials including mild steel, drift wood, upcycled material. Oiro also uses AI in developing his art. A number of his works are also functional.
Exhibitions and Major Works:
His most recent body of work is exhibited at the Uhuru Gardens Museum in Nairobi.
Sculptures have been featured in a South African Magazine called the Afro Prophetic Project Magazine, featuring artists who they consider as diverse, creative and promising.
The “Tree of Life” can be found on display at the Rouge Deck at the Dusit in Westlands.
“Beat Pollutions” is at the UNEP headquarters where different artists' works are featured on rotation.
Currently, he has a monumental sculpture; “Mbut Lolwe” in Kisumu at Dunga Beach. This piece is constructed from plastics and recycled materials.
A recent public sculpture, “Jalupo” was burnt down during anti government protests. It had been erected at Nyamasaria dual carriageway.
He has participated in residencies in Hamburg, Germany working with Miellentore Gallery in 2018 and at Nafasi Art Space in Dar es Salaam.
He has also been featured in the East African Biennale which is a bi annual exhibition which takes place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.