The influence of Congolese sculpture on modern art and the cubism movement has been well documented. Pottery, basketry, textiles like raffia and wood carving are also part of main handicrafts of Congo. There are at least fifty different styles of sculpture, related to the tribes.

The Statue of Franco Luambo (French: Statue de Franco Luambo) is a 2.97-meter-tall bronze sculpture depicting Congolese rumba musician Franco Luambo designed by Congolese sculptor Alfred Liyolo Limbe M'Puanga.

In 2022, CATPC created an NFT (non-fungible token) of a sculpture created by their Pende ancestors. The sculpture depicts the Belgian officer Maximilien Balot and was created during the Pende rebellion of 1931, following rape and other crimes committed by Belgian colonial officials.

While sculpture is embedded in Congolese arts, painting is another element that is strongly tied to the Congolese artistic mindset. Rising contemporary Congolese painters such as Rhode Bathe-Scheba Makoumbou share a diverse and exotic taste of arts. Daughter of famous Congolese painter, David Makoumbou, Ms. Rhode Scheba focuses her paintings on ...

2024年4月16日 · The sculpture is a wooden effigy from the 1930s of a white colonial administrator, made in the Belgian Congo for a local campaign of revenge that led to the official’s death and launched a ...

2025年2月28日 · Congo’s many ethnic groups and regions have developed a mosaic of traditional arts, including painting, sculpture, music, and dance. There has been a tendency to classify sculpture and carving according to the styles of the areas from which they originate.

2023年8月30日 · The Place du Jardin des Droits de l'Homme, a quiet square in the centre of the Congolese capital, Brazzaville, is the scene of an extraordinary exhibition of sculptures. Artists from all over...

2024年2月12日 · Richmond, VA –– The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) announced the temporary loan of the sculpture Chief’s or Diviner’s Figure Representing the Belgian Colonial Officer Maximilien Balot (circa 1931) for an exhibition organized by the Cercle d’Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise (CATPC) collective. The CATPC will display ...

2025年2月10日 · On January 18, the Congolese art collective Cercle d’art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise officially launched an exhibition at Eindhoven’s Van Abbemuseum, showcasing sculptures, drawings, textiles, and video works. This exhibition engages critically with the museum’s existence and its modern art collection, highlighting the ...

The influence of Congolese sculpture on modern art and the cubism movement has been well documented. Pottery, basketry, textiles like raffia and wood carving are also part of main handicrafts of Congo. There are at least fifty different styles of sculpture, related to the tribes.