The « street children » of Prince Galla Gnohité are no longer afraid, they
have fun and delight in the joys of their youth with all the spontaneity of
this blessed time of life, carefree and cheerful, despite the ugliness of
the world around them. The artist insists on capturing and preserving
this happiness, this fullness, by referring to education, to the preparation
of the adults of tomorrow.
In a swirl of large flat areas of primary and saturated colors (blue and
yellow, mainly) whose playful character is reinforced by a myriad of dots
and small circles of color, the main characters are sketched, suggested,
schematized and perfectly recognizable for those who have seen
children playing in the African sun and dust. The bicycle and its
inevitable accidents and flat tires, the worn tires that we push, hoops for
adults, to give the impression of driving a car, football, of course, but
also struggle, or for the more relaxed, reading; a list of the daytime
activities, themes of Gnohité’s work.