ENFANT PRECOCE
Born in 1989 in Cameroon, Francis is based out of Paris, France, where he signs his work “Enfant Précoce” (Precocious Child) – as from even the youngest age, he always knew he would be an artist. Largely inspired by his uncle Malam, also an artist. and his childhood in Cameroon, Enfant Précoce feeds his art with colors and mystical fantasies. He draws circles, squares, triangles: raw expression of his thoughts and dreams. Shapes become faces, and bodies, and animals which come to life, bringing us into his universe. Each painting reads like a story: a colorful poem that embodies an idealized fantasy; a title, carefully chosen, like the chorus of a lullaby. It’s a voyage to the land of dreams. His use of bold lines and bright colors become a naive demonstration of the beauty of our chimeras. Because indeed his work is also about “us” – as Enfant Précoce covers universal topics that touch us all. Characters juxtaposed with landscapes on a single piece encourages us to live simply and in the present moment. There is neither past or future in Enfant Précoce’s dreams.
