Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Ernest Pignon-Ernest was born in Nice in 1942 he is French. He is an artist : one of the pioneers of street art. He actually lives in Paris (the french capital) and he is a Defensor of Humans Rights. He is a communist. He studied in Nice (architecture).
Piéta Africaine
This work is entitled « Pietà Africaine». It’s a picture of Ernest Pignon-Ernest’s silk-screen painting in situation. The picture was taken in Soweto, Durban (South-Africa) in 2002. This picture is an overall plan size. Its size is about 114×145 cm. It is exposed in the MAMAC in Nice.
The screen painting is sticked on a mobile toilet in an Africa town. We can see children playing in front of the photography showing a woman holding a man in her arms. The man seems to be sick, tired and very skinny. The picture is about the rallying against AIDS in Africa. The woman seems strong because she is holding the man, she symbolizes motherhood and strength.