Martin Jakaila Kenyan, 1988
Nature's palette , 2025
Acrylics on canvas
180 x 160 cm
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Martin Jakaila uses landscape as a way of exploring a variety of ideas : identity, memory, changes. In his new paintings, he subtly subverts realistic depictions of some of Kenya’s...
Martin Jakaila uses landscape as a way of exploring a variety of ideas : identity, memory, changes. In his new paintings, he subtly subverts realistic depictions of some of Kenya’s natural landscapes - which he recalls from his childhood spent near Lake Victoria - with slightly distorted compositions.