Gorilla Makumba, 2024

Jean Paul Kala  

Exclusively available upon order in Art Yi gallery in Brussels

Brussels artist and a metalist

A free choice to be either in black mat painitng, or in aluminium silvered color

This gorilla is composed by 196 individual aluminium lamelles that is cut, poslished, assembled and painted with the same painting as on a luxury car

Waterproof for outdoor 

Each sculpture edition is a unique piece, as it is made each time in a personal and different way by the artist by hand

A new edition is available upon order with 12 weeks lead time

Discover other sizes at Art Yi gallery

• Thanks to his thoroughness, his talent and his imagination, Jean Paul KALA manages to transform these metallic surfaces into real objects of contemporary art.

• Jean Paul Kala's designs stand out due to their organic, elegant, and generous curves – no doubt a product of his African origins. Through his technical mastery, paired with an acute attention to detail, he transforms metal into masterful works of contemporary art.

• The refined works of Jean Paul Kala are a real ode to the powerful and authentic nature of his birthplace: North Kivu, where he was born. But it was in Brussels, in Belgium that the artist lives and works in his studio for his creations.

• The budding artist was drawn to matter and mechanics, and his hands would not hold still – as a teenager, he discovered metal welding and shaping, a revelation that took over his whole being: he became a recognized expert in the field.

• The European dream had been a part of his plans for years. In the 2000s, he decided to really don his professional CAP, moving to Belgium where he perfected his technique alongside the best in the field, thereby garnering both his peers' and the most demanding aficionados' recognition.

• Probably partly influenced by the ancestral art of Imigongo, a precursor to abstract art, in 2013 he launched his own brand of high-end furniture, R&J, which very quickly acquired notoriety among enthusiasts on the lookout for all things beautiful and exclusive.