Pascale Marthine Tayou and Barthélémy Toguo occupy the 10th and 17th place respectively, of the ranking produced in a study report of the African art market.
Coordinated by art dealer Jean - Philippe Aka , the Africa Art Market Report has just been published with its ranking of the most prominent contemporary African artists.
Whether they are from Morocco, South Africa, Ghana or Mali, the visual artists mentioned there have been judged on their results at auctions, the average price of their works on the market, their number of exhibitions in museums as well as in art galleries.
The names of two Cameroonians appear in the top 20 best contemporary African artists. They are Pascale Marthine Payou (10 th ) and Barthélémy Toguo (17 th ).
Pascale Marthine Payou is not well known in Cameroon. But in the West, his talent is very popular. His areas of expertise are drawing, photography, video assemblage and graffiti.
Barthélémy Toguo is a sculptor, photographer, videographer, actor, painter, director. The strength of his works lie in the mixture of traditional symbols that the artist recomposes and his own allegorical expression.
Coordinated by art dealer Jean - Philippe Aka , the Africa Art Market Report has just been published with its ranking of the most prominent contemporary African artists.
Whether they are from Morocco, South Africa, Ghana or Mali, the visual artists mentioned there have been judged on their results at auctions, the average price of their works on the market, their number of exhibitions in museums as well as in art galleries.
The names of two Cameroonians appear in the top 20 best contemporary African artists. They are Pascale Marthine Payou (10 th ) and Barthélémy Toguo (17 th ).
Pascale Marthine Payou is not well known in Cameroon. But in the West, his talent is very popular. His areas of expertise are drawing, photography, video assemblage and graffiti.
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Pascal Marthine |
Barthélémy Toguo is a sculptor, photographer, videographer, actor, painter, director. The strength of his works lie in the mixture of traditional symbols that the artist recomposes and his own allegorical expression.
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Barthélémy Toguo |