Max Lyonga

Cameroon, 1968

BiographyBorn on the 12th of June 1968 in Tiko, in southwestern Cameroon, Max Lyonga Sako is a Cameroonian painter based in Buea, in his province of origin. His love affair with art began early in life and his father's death led him to embark upon an artistic career... He began painting in the impressionist style. He later met German tourists practising abstract art which became a dominant aspect of his work. Max Lyonga received his art training at workshops run by the Franco-Cameroonian Alliance cultural center in Buea and at other French-run cultural centers in the country. He is today fascinated by mixed painting techniques, collage, acrylics, natural materials and gouache. He also works with cast-off objects of every description and has explored installations, routinely making use of canvas, plywood, tin sheets and even walls as supports for his art. He favors social aspects of life, the environment, intimate scenes and feelings in his art, ranging freely from pure abstraction to figurative works.
Max Lyonga is a noted environmentalist and community activist who has used his growing name recognition and connects to assist street kids and HIV infected children in Cameroon.

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