Geoffrey Katantazi Mukasa

Geoffrey Mukasa, the son of a medical doctor, was first steered towards medicine to follow in the footsteps of his father. He therefore reluctantly concentrated on sciences and for a while relegated art to the status of a hobby. However the untimely death of his father at the hands of Amin's soldiers brought drastic changes to his life. He realised he did not have to become a medical doctor to please his father anymore and decided to go for further training in visual arts. After a stay in Kenya, he chose to go to India to pursue a Bachelor in Fine Arts degree.

India greatly inspired Mukasa. He found himself exposed to both European and Indian aesthetic values and threw himself into his work with vigour. He discovered great affinity to the cubist movement in particular, which is reflected in his works.

Focused mainly on human relationships with the environment and their harmony his works emerge from interaction between humans, flora, and fauna. As a concise

draughtsman with sure but highly sensitive brush strokes he has developed his own symbolism, whose lines delineate large imposing forms. His subjects are the pristine beauty of the environment just outside the window of his studio, as well as its degradation.

Mukasa is a quiet and shy, but a mature and prolific artist. Strong messages emerge from all his paintings which leave the viewer in a deep state of meditation.

Exhibitions: 

Artworks (Click the pictures to see an enlargement):

1. "The Gift" - Oil / Canvas - 80 x 110 cm
2. "The white cloud on the Rwenzori" (1994) - Oil / Canvas - 133 x 152 cm
3. "Black and Red Ladies" - Collage - 40 x 60 cm
4. "Sounds" Oil / Canvas - 120 x 145 cm