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Mucyo is a Rwandese / French contemporary Visual Artist who graduated from Paris 8 University in Fine Art.
He developed and kept exploring his own unique style based on "the bleaching process" on
textile.
Mucyo experimented for the first time the technique of "Délavement" (Bleaching ) in 2004 during his
studies of Arts at the University of Vincennes, Paris 8.
During this same period, he discovered in a more intimate way the universe of the street art through
influential graffiti artists of the Parisian scene.
From then on, he makes his pictorial experiences by drawing inspiration from urban art and African
culture. In an incisive and percussive graphic design, he draws faces, moments of life, personalities
on dark fabrics, burned by bleach, accentuating the "Vintage" effect. "I have always had strong
emotions in front of these old deteriorated photos, degraded by time: it is a very strong source of
inspiration .
My work is characterised by a pictorial act in two stages. The subject of the canvas, the bottom of the
canvas itself. At first, I draw the subject on the canvas with bleach ... In a second time, I work on the
bottom of the canvas through drips and splashes of bleach in order to magnify the subject itself. I
lose control of the painting at this time ... the traces of bleach transform the canvas itself.

Creating his own unique universe, not repeatable I can influence the direction, the movement of the
burn ... but never predefining it. Unlike painting or adding external elements to create an emotion, I
burn the tissue, I remove the colour, the material to create the emotion.
"I burn the dark side to bring out its light. My work and a mix of abstract and figurative. " The goal is
to leave a mark that in an instant, must captivate the viewer's eye ... Making it a source of
questioning "

Most of his creations are made during his various trips (Africa, America, Asia and Europe)
where he immersed himself in the local experience in order to absorb his surrounding as
much as possible before paying tribute to the country's history, culture or people through his
pieces.
"Ultimately, that's all I want to do ,, traveling ,experimenting ,connecting and sharing by
creating......people give me hope and I have faith in them...what I give back is nothing
compared to the richness they allowed me to feel and see just by opening their doors and
hearts"

"I want to give back to the people who inspired me...and to the ones who will inspire others... If I
could be a source of inspiration to even one soul,,then , a part of my mission will be done.
That is why I value donations or fundraising for great human and animal causes ...anything that
touches social ,environmental, political, and humanitarian issues is a essential topic to address to the
public.... We are who we are because of others...its the artist duty to sparks awareness , issues,
beauty or magic to anyone who open his eyes, mind and heart.... I communicate through a picture
the way a musician use a note to create an emotion..".
And by his painting, Mucyo immediately captures our eyes and invites us to embrace a presence,
strong and brief, striking a look, an anonymous face or a graceful movement.