Life:
Lobie Cognac lives and works in French Guyana. He studied art at the New School of Art Academy in Paramaribo, Surinam The mixed media paintings of Lobie Cognac represent the false appearance of personal awareness of his environment and the Bush Negros way of life along the river banks. The principal material used in the mixed media paintings of Lobie Cognac is plastic. Since 1975 he has been recognized for his flair as a plastician. Many of the mixed media paintings of Lobie Cognac have sculptures inserted within them to give the paintings a 3d effect. The mixed media paintings of Lobie Cognac are emotionally involved with contemporary art.
Works:
The mixed media paintings of Lobie Cognac are reflections of Ndyuka life and traditions. Most of his arts portray the common and essential elements of daily life. Most of the mixed media paintings of Lobie Cognac are in code. Each incorporates a secret meaning. They have to be pondered at several levels. The viewers have to decode the mixed media paintings of Lobie Cognac as they go from one level to the next before deciphering the final secret. The themes of the mixed media paintings of Lobie Cognac include birds, animals, dance, family and even religion. Exhibitions of mixed media paintings of Lobie Cognac have been held in Paramaribo as well as in French Guyana, China, Brazil and The USA. His upcoming exhibitions are in Barcelona, Florence and Rome.
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