21 total photos Last updated on 04-27-2007
I mainly bought from this guy Bigomba... in addition to Lwasa. Bigomba's batiques are full of energy and movement. From drummers drumming, women dancing or family fetching water.... his pieces seem to capture real moments in time as opposed to people just posing.
I'll try posting some photos of his pieces as the now look in my living room...lol... amazing.
Again I spent about $3 to $20 on each of these pieces... only to frame them in DC for about $75 to $150 each. The lady framing them was so amazed that she asked me to talk to her before my next visit... She is thinking we could hold some sort of exhibition as they are all set up in that type of thing. She also wants to look into selling them in a similar DC market which sells various art in a similar street market way...lol.. much higher prices off course.
Again these people told me that they will not be able to sell during the Queen's visit(not Bigomba or Lwasa themselves). Shows you who has rights in post colonial Uganda.
Finally - would these persons benefit from perhaps setting up agencies which can get them deals both internal and external to Ug migh supplement these persons long-term plans in selling their art work?