Died N/AN/A Name Momodou Ceesay Nationality Gambian Role Artist | Known for Painting Website www.momodouceesay.com | |
Books On My Knees Before These Mighty Heavens | ||
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Momodou Ceesay is a fine artist and writer. He was born in 1945 in Banjul, the capital of the Gambia.
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- Momodou ceesay the man who changed the history of football in zilina
- Momodou ceesay
- Early life
- Career
- Exhibitions
- Collections
- References
Momodou ceesay
Early life
His early education was received in Banjul, followed by scholarships and academic studies at Suffield Academy and Wesleyan University, Connecticut (USA). In 1970, he received a Bachelor's Degree with majors in languages and literature. He continued his studies in France at the University of Poitiers (in Poitiers) and La Sorbonne (in Paris). For his studies of the French language, Ceesay received diplomas from each of these universities.
Career
After graduation, Ceesay decided to pursue his true passion and he became an artist. Essentially self-taught, he focused on an individualist vision, seen in the uniqueness of his style and use of colors. This trend is seen in his numerous acrylics, watercolors, and serigraphs. In his printmaking, Momodou shuns modern technology, producing small editions by hand, without the aid of a mechanized studio. One of his earlier serigraphs entitled "Evening Works" was selected by UNICEF as one of their 1976 designs. His original works can be found in many public and private collections across the country and abroad.
"My work . . . seeks to articulate that universal yearning for truth, justice, and equality, common to all peoples and all cultures."
"I have tried in my own experience to use art in a way that would go beyond just aesthetic concerns."
"My objective is to take the viewer on a spiritual odyssey that suggests unseen dimensions. A world parallel to a true flight of imagination and belief. and where I quietly listen to the rushing breeze, to give an ear to those who came before me, and whose voices I see and hear, as they beseech me to speak for them." – Momodou Ceesay
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