“being the heir to an extraordinarily rich history”

NPR · Aug 8 · Cameroonian painter Marc Padeu reimagines Renaissance art in London gallery show

“living and working on a continent where artistic infrastructure is virtually nonexistent”

NPR · Aug 8 · Cameroonian painter Marc Padeu reimagines Renaissance art in London gallery show

“Why should the Nativity, the Last Supper or Christ in Gethsemane always be depicted with the same faces and the same landscapes?”

NPR · Aug 8 · Cameroonian painter Marc Padeu reimagines Renaissance art in London gallery show

“I grew up in Cameroon, surrounded by plantations, villages and people who make their living from the land. That's the world I know best, so it's only natural that this is the setting in which I want to tell these stories.”

NPR · Aug 8 · Cameroonian painter Marc Padeu reimagines Renaissance art in London gallery show