Gaël Muramira, the artist who makes chaos dance in color

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By Christian Wabenga / January 15, 2025

During a group exhibition featuring the masters from Beaux-Arts in Liège, we had the pleasure of meeting Gaël Muramira, an emerging artist whose work is a reflection of his unique personality, vivid imagination and deep emotions. Amidst the excitement of the exhibition’s second day, Gaël guided us into the heart of his creative universe. His art, characterized by its spontaneous execution and direct application of paint, captures an energetic search for harmony.

It was amid the vibrant atmosphere of this event that our conversation began. Gaël Muramira passionately explained the installation arranged by the students, emphasizing how these encounters between diverse worlds and the dialogues between artworks offer unexpected richness. For him, the strength of these exhibitions lies in the discovery of multiple viewpoints and in the energy deployed by the collective as a whole.

As we wandered through the space, we paused before one of his paintings—a vast canvas filled with colors and movement that immediately captures the eye! It was here that our discussion on his inspirations and creative process began—a narrative oscillating between childhood memories, self-exploration, his approach to abstraction, and the influence of Romanticism, a vast intellectual and artistic movement that marked Europe between the 1770s and 1850.

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From Rwandan roots to the pulsations of pop culture

Gaël explains that his relationship with art began at a very young age. “It started with my father. As a child, I was fascinated by my father’s signature—by the unique way he made his mark, those beautiful curves, those oscillating letters. Writing was my first comparison, and, nourished by that gesture, drawing simultaneously became a driving force in my learning,” he recalls. These details—his father’s signature and the movement of his hand—deeply impressed him and spurred him to practice relentlessly.

Arriving in Belgium at the age of 8, he had to reconcile memories and a cultural upbringing very different from those of his new homeland. It was then that he discovered the influences of popular culture, which helped shape his identity in a context where art was not regarded in his family as a serious professional path. In rebellion, he decided to follow his calling at all costs.

In his creative approach, Gaël seeks to break free from the fixed image. He aspires to evoke memory, emotion, and even disturbance through compositions that, while not directly representing reality, nonetheless make it felt.

The body as a conduit of emotion and meaning

A constant in Gaël Muramira’s work is the presence of a figure—often feminine and mysterious—that embodies the essential link between man and the world. “It is through the body, this suffering fleshly envelope, that we are confronted with the world, with pain, and with life…” he explains. This spectral presence paves the way for profound reflection on the human condition and on how our experiences materialize through art.

The body, as the support of our emotions, allows the artist to address universal themes such as death, familial bonds, and even eroticism. It thus becomes an anchoring point in an ever-changing universe, where colors and forms come together to enhance the meaning of every gesture.

“Chaos that organizes itself over time”

For Gaël, creation is an assembly of useful accidents, a series of actions and techniques strung together, continuously generating chance occurrences that he chooses to retain, modify, or discard. It is a beautiful journey with no fixed destination, where error and the unexpected are indispensable partners.

“When I paint, I impose no boundaries on myself,” he confides. This letting go reflects an approach in which accident often becomes the starting point for an unexpected harmony. His rapid execution, which conveys spontaneous energy, is based on a poetry of colors that transforms apparent chaos into a true visual symphony.

In his works, the palette unfolds in a subtle dialogue between warm and cool hues. This opposition does not stem from an imposed symbolism, but rather expresses an inherent desire for freedom—to be carried away by the moment and to turn the canvas into the tangible support for his emotions and ideas.

Towards a bold future

Aware of the potential and the need for representation in the artistic scene, Gaël Muramira chooses to transcend barriers to open up new perspectives. His ambition is to show that art, in all its diversity, is a space for expression where everyone can contribute and influence their environment.

Gaël does not merely create aesthetically pleasing works; he aspires to leave a true legacy. By embracing the unexpected and cultivating the poetry of colors, he positions himself as an agent of sharing and innovation, ready to forge unexplored paths in the artistic landscape.

Out The Lies is proud to support this emerging voice which, through its boldness and sensitivity, is redefining the contours of contemporary art. In Gaël’s creative tumult emerges the hope for a future where authenticity and freedom of expression will fully flourish.