Jean Claude Lofenia Mpoo (born in 1984, Kinshasa – DRC) was discovered by one of the leading Congolese artists Chéri Chérin (°1955).
Trained by this fierce defender of the figurative style, JC Lofenia follows today the purest tradition of Popular painting. JC Lofenia displays a colorful style that speaks directly to the members of society. In this way, he draws the spectator into his own interrogations. Particularly humorous and satirical, his works depict everyday reality with an underlying criticism of humanity, often subject to the dictates of technology and fashion.
With his paintings, the artist tends to focus on social issues of the present: local politics and economics, but also manners and lifestyle of young people desiring to reach western standards.
