SPOTLIGHT: ANSA KITU, THE MAGIC PENCIL FINGER

Ansa Kitu Poses With A Complete Piece

Artists, be them visual or literary artists are capable of capturing a moment, an event, a view or even an imaginary or futuristic episode or thing in an unimaginable way, style or manner. Few are the artists who have such unfathomable talents in modern day. You can learn the arts in school, but sure there will always be something about your art that tells viewers or readers that a certain detail is lacking somewhere. Those imbued with the natural gift of the arts usually go about it effortlessly and all the details fit in to bring about the verisimilitude preconceived by the artist.

Before we delve into talking about our very own Cameroonian Pablo Picasso, Ansa Kitu, let’s take a look back at some important facts and history of pencil arts. Firstly, it should be borne in mind that the pencil used by artists derives its name from the Latin word “peniculus” meaning brush or “little tail”, to describe the small ink brushes used for writing in the Middle Ages. It is the most immediate and sensitive implement of the art of drawing because it is suitable for producing a quick sketch since pencil marks can vary according to the hardness of the graphite lead in the shaft. Consequently, the harder the lead (and the sharper the tip) the finer the line your pencil will produce.

Various Stages of Work In Progress

The modern pencil was invented in 1795 by Nicholas-Jacques Conte, a scientist serving in the army of Napoleon Bonaparte. The graphite used in these first pencils was first discovered in Europe, in Bavaria at the start of the 15th century; although the Aztecs had used it as a marker several hundred years earlier. The pencil as we know it today was first called graphite in 1789, using the Greek word “Graphein” meaning ‘to write’.

Among the masters of pencil drawing was Jean-Auguste Ingres (1780-1867), whose works include the Portrait of Mme. Guillaume Guillon Lethiere (lead pencil drawing, now in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University), John Constable, the English landscape painter who used pencil and a sepia wash in his Trees and a Stretch of Water on the Stour (Victoria and Albert Museum, London), Pablo Picasso, whose works include Still Life with Glass, Apple, Playing Card and Package of Tobacco, (now in the Winston Art Collection, Michigan). Two especially fine works of art in pencil at the Tate Gallery in London include: Alice Meynell by John Singer Sargent, and William Strang's Thomas Hardy. Other modern examples of the use of pencil, can be seen in the National Self-Portrait Collection of Ireland at the University of Limerick Etc.

Ansa Kitu: The Modern Day Pablo Picasso

Giving That Magic Pencil Finger Touch

Ansa Kitu is a young dynamic Anglophone Cameroonian pencil art artist based in London, United Kingdom. Having passed most of his adolescent life in Cameroon, where he had already demonstrated his capability at using the pencil, he decided to move over to Britain in order to showcase his talent to a greater audience and give his art a more global exposure. There is no gainsaying that his peers back during his college days used to marvel at his ability to capture portraits and sceneries so perfectly just with the use of his pencil.

Kwata Vibes in an exclusive with the artist was made to understand that, he first and foremost does pencil art out of the passion and satisfaction he derives from it. Every other thing that may emanate from his practicing his God-given talent is but secondary. While in Britain and thinking of ways to bring his art to the global audience, Kitu decided to brand and model his products under what he called Ansa Kitu Pencil Art. To galvanize and showcase the magic of his fingers, he started a Facebook Page with the same name.  CLICK HERE CLICK HERE to VISIT, LIKE and FOLLOW Ansa Kitu Pencil Art Facebook Page.

The Anglophone Cameroonian modern day Pablo Picasso is so gifted in what he does so

much so that the images and or sceneries and moments he captures are so exquisite that most viewers both on the internet and in real life are wowed at first sight and encounter. He is damn good so much so that all his finished products are always seeming and appearing alive.

The photographic precision with which Kitu captures any image or scene he draws inevitably reveals his innate ability to identify, understand and replicate detail in all dimensions. He has a fine eye for angular precision, color tone as well as color depth. Though most of his works exposed so far are all in black and white, Kwata Vibes most affirm here that the artist’s capabilities are beyond measure and there is no doubt about his ability to mix colors. He exclusively told KwataVibes that in the nearest future, the public will see other great works that he has in his reservoir of already completed works and some are in color too. More interestingly, one of Kitu’s past-time hobbies with this art talent of is his constant cartooning and or caricaturing of his friends. LOL, the caricatures or cartoon configurations that he makes of his friends usually generate a lot of laugher and hysteria among these friends and his public. You can see some of these cartoons among the pictures exhibited here.

Ansa Kitu has garnered for himself a huge following of fans, supporters and admirers of the Fine Arts. These well-wishers are always very supportive and they never hesitate to pour compliments and accolades on this fine arts gentleman. Read a few of these compliments below:

Princess Clitin W Nkume-kwene:

“He is amazing at what he does. I call him the man with the awesome fingers. He can so draw and you will love his work over a digital picture. His drawings are as real as the person or the thing he draws. Ride on dearest. You make me proud”

Hassan Einstein Rayyan:

“If there’s one person who is capable of drawing for the universe…your guess is as good as mine. Kudos bro Ansa Kitu”

McEden Wangangs: 

“Your talent na die bro. Keep it up. The future is bright”

Jocelyn Kitu: 

“This is exceptional talent. I recommend this artist. Great work!!!”

From the above compliments, it is therefore no doubt that Ansa Kitu is one of the best if the best Cameroon has to offer in recent times in terms of Pencil Art.

GET YOUR PORTRAITS PENCILED BY MAGIC FINGERS!!!

ANSA KITU

25 NYNEHEAD STREET
14 6 LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

TEL: +44 7445 327763

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TAMING DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA: THE QUESTIONS WE SHOULD BE ASKING BY NGWA CHE RUFUS II

Democracy is most often defined as a system of government by a people or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. In other words, democracy is a form of government in which power ultimately comes from the people who are governed, either through direct voting or through elected representatives. A democracy can thus range from Liberal Direct Democracy to an Illiberal Totalitarian Democracy. Furthermore, democracy comes as a form of government wherein every individual ought to be free and able to exercise his/her rights even with some paroxysm because democracy is said to protect the minority and most especially the vulnerable.

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In a democracy therefore, the “majority” has the obligation to protect the “minority” even if they share deferring viewpoints. If this is not the case, it might be considered as “suppression”. We often come across words like latter when democracy is concerned and as a result, one cannot but notice that democracy in its true nature is filled with corruption, racism, and capitalism etc. A case in point is when we observe individuals and or governments sending companies/industries to poor countries in the name of industrial development and causing people of these countries to work and at what cost and wage? In effect, these multi-million companies are in search of cheap or free labour and human capital. Man’s constant search for the easiest way to survive and most often to satisfy his needs or his search for Utopia becomes useless given that the employer who comes in the name of democracy that has opened the borders for foreign investment are all but blood suckers on poorer and weaker nations.We must not be scared of any “ism” (capitalism, socialism, imperialism, etc) which within the realms of Democracy because they are most often schemes to subject the human mind to mediocrity and exploitation in the name of international cooperation. These issues must be probed by our leaders and their shortcomings that stand against the development of their nations and people must be condemned with virulence. This not to say there is nothing good about these issues and or terms but it is to warn that our leaders must be skilled enough to see beyond them and decipher what is best for their various countries. 

When we talk of democracy, we are invariably insinuating that there is freedom and equality, why then does every democratic society have ghettos as well as the high and mighty of society who live in segregated well paved streets of the same towns? This may sound banal but it is undisputed inequality. Most people when they pursue power in democratic societies, it's not for service but rather for self-service. They look forward to satisfying themselves and careless about those they ought to serve or those who put them in power. The downtrodden and proletariat  class is but an afterthought in the minds of such leaders, be them elected, appointed or mere elites who have gain recognition for their societal statuses. Democracy is a “freedom experiment” or as i would call it, “the perfect prenuptial agreement”. It encapsulates the pre-set conditions that should make everything work accordingly on the surface rather than making the appropriate decisions which will ensure a transparent and sustainable form of government.  This is  because man believes he is too smart but, we keep falling in the same traps and committing the same mistakes.  The democratic ideal is pursuing personal freedom but in our societies we witness prejudice, jealousy, and envy etc. We have failed!!. If Democracy is the best we have come up with because it hasn't prevented wars, poverty, terrorism and other ills that are now still eating up the world and especially the African continent. What next will man come up with? Shall we now device another “ism” that we will erroneously deify as the panacea for our African malaise?

With the on-going rapid for change in the world in terms of governance, we can observe a form of “Democratic Dictatorship”. A democratic dictatorship is that which paints itself as a full-fledged democracy. Hence, it is that form of democracy which gives off the impression that the state, no matter how authoritarian it is, it is there to serve the people. This form of democracy can be widely observed most especially in our African continent where leaders use dark methods to rule the people yet portray themselves are angels. Cases abound and it is not for me to call names of such countries and or their leaders for obvious reasons. Democracy focuses on how societies select who will hold power, while the rule of law is concerned with how political power is exercised but who makes the laws? This is the million Francs Question…We've become imprisoned by our own personal needs that we tend to forget the real essence of life and living together. We often ask ourselves questions like:  What route are you using? How do you get to your destination? The human question should be: What are we searching for rather than what route are we taking. It is not just what you search, it is what you need. If you can identify what you are searching for, you will know what you need to achieve what you are searching for. 

Has Democracy solved our problems or has it brought in more problems for us to bear?

ORIGINAL WRITE UP BY NGWA CHE RUFUS II

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DON’T OVER RATE YOURSELVES: 237 ANGLOPHONES ARE YET TO ACCEPT SHOWBIZ CULTURE

           

A lot of water has passed under the bridge over the past few weeks within the entertainment industry. For all this time I didn’t write a blog post for one reason only: I wanted to get the feel of all that was transpiring in order to put my thoughts together. This notwithstanding, I did a few Facebook posts and as I have always known, no one but for a few persons saw the esoteric underpinnings of such posts. Many, I presume saw in them only the negative and concluded that they were not worth considering for insightful decortication. This erstwhile mentality of reading an individual rather than the idea pronounced by the individual is what has fuelled the canker worm of self-sufficiency, conceit or pride, “I know all more than the others”, “am already a celebrity”, I am rich”, “the rest of y’all are haters” and all the negative personality traits you can imagine. All of these negative attributes have invariably led to what I will term “Over Rating Ourselves” which to me is the springboard on which our failure within this industry is based.   

            Over rating yourself as an entertainer, promoter, blogger or whatever role you play within this budding industry or what some have termed “Facebook Entertainment Industry” LOL is the colonialist mentality that is stifling our growth. Until we graduate from such a misconceived, misrepresented, half-baked and kwashiorkor mentality, we are heading nowhere. We shall only be executing the “Bafia Dance” which takes you one step ahead and twenty five steps behind. It saddens my heart to see what we have turned this industry into, an industry that is still crawling and struggling to find its feet. All the same, I guess there are some people who believe that because they have made it, the situation should remain in this stasis and inertia so that they can get all the shine. Unfortunately for you, even the sun has to go down for the moon to shine.

            I was fortunate last Friday night to watch a few comedy shows over TV. These shows were organised or produced by some Anglophone comedians. I was thrilled and laughed out my lungs to some of the jokes. I must confess that I was shocked that we had such good Anglophone comedians. Unfortunately, a couple of things kept cropping up my mind. As a result, I asked myself a few questions: 1) why choose to organise an all English Comedy Show in Douala? 2) Why rent a 500 sitter hall for such a show and end up with less than 100 people? Why put out entry tickets at 5k and up to 50k or more? And many more of such questions kept ringing bells in my head. I said to myself “I know your families need a meal but for sure but you need to chill” (a line from my upcoming rap song LOL). As I fought with these conflicting thoughts in my mind, I said to myself, these guys already have it imprinted in their minds that they are celebrities so they can afford to make such moves. What baffles me is the fact that they failed to realise that Anglophone Cameroonians are yet to accept or buy showbiz culture and everything that goes with it. These "celebrities" in their “church minds sure believed that the venues for their shows will be jam packed with “fans” and therefore they saw no need to even advertise such shows. For crying out loud, did these comedians ask themselves why will somebody who is yet to understand and accept a phenomenon as showbiz want to buy a ticket at 50k for an event? Why will someone incur traveling and lodging expenses and still pay for a ticket in order to attain a show in Douala or Yaoundé? And how many people who may have been interested will be able to afford a ticket to the show?

           

The above questions could not have been considered since those involved had surely over rated themselves and being "celebrities", all would have been fine. Rather, from a contrary perspective, I would have advice that such shows should be made affordable for all and in a modest location with wide publicity- in order to minimise cost of production and maximise attendance. I insist on maximising attendance because, having a crowd means more people are aware of what you are offering. In the best case scenario, if this multitude goes back home thrilled and satisfied, I bet you, your next show will be saturated. Furthermore, as more people gain awareness of and enjoy what you are serving them, they will sure gladly purchase tickets at 10k and you can then hire bigger halls for your shows, your profit will sure increase and everyone goes back home satisfied.

            To me, selling showbiz culture and getting Anglophones to accept and buy it should be primordial. Also, getting sponsors (businessmen, companies, TV houses, advertisers and others) is without doubt the foremost thing entertainers should focus on. Without these, we are heading nowhere. The talent is there but again, how do we sell it to the public is what matters. In one of such comedy shows, a comedian referred to the famous Nigerian comedians and decried the fact that they in Cameroon were unable to garner even half the cash those guys get from shows. He was right but I laughed. I laughed because seemingly he had failed to realise that the guys he was referring to had already sold the culture to their people and they had accepted and bought it. Consequently, it is not uncommon to see a Nigerian buy a ticket for 1.5 million Naira for a show.

            Comedy aside, I have release with awe how young artists have been caught in the false belief of overrating themselves. An artist comes to your DM and drops a link to their new release and expects you the promoter to jump into promoting. Even if one is to do free promo, there should be some courtesy involved don’t you think? I am saddened also by the vile and sly language of some of these artists on social media platforms.  They will not hesitate to insult, block your ass or threaten bloggers and promoters with lawsuits if your criticism doesn’t tie with their self-imposed statuses. Unfortunately within such brouhaha, I see a lot of ignorance and or neglect of what is the normal channel of doing things. All of this amounts and accrue from the fact that these overrated artists, producers, record label owners are misguided by their “small small” change that trickles itself into their sorry bank accounts. I ask myself, why would an artist, a record label that is already “established and professional” do things that show no professionalism and standard. Again, it boils down to “self-overrating” and the belief that “I can do it all”.

           

                  If you are that professional, rich, talented, and established, why not get public relations officers who will do press releases for your art, your label or make official statements when controversial issues arise. Well, because you are carried away by what you think you have in the bank, you now have the well withal to drag bloggers, promoters, and other stakeholders to the precincts in order to have them intimidated, humiliated or incarcerated. To me this is so low to say the least and to imagine that a bloggers post that overtly said the blogger will investigate an issue landed him in front of well known thugs in police insignia. By saying that the incident will be investigated ip so facto meant the info had some doubt which could only be cleared through investigations. I guess being overrated got the better half of such minds that believe they now govern our “Facebook Entertainment Industry”. Don’t overrate yourselves, if you think you are that high, then do things the right way and shit won’t bother you and your brand.

           

Another very lame and sick incident of the week just ended is a so-called artist faking his own death as a publicity stunt. Why in heaven will someone think of doing something so disgusting, lame and stupid? It still boils down to overrating of selves. I guess he believed his death will bring a lot of buzz, vibes, and hype on him yeah? But again, what impact does that bring to your art? Unfortunately, such a stunt came at a very wrong time. A time when thousands of lives are being lost on a daily basis in the two Anglophone regions and from whence this so-called artist probably hails. Yes! Agreed, people did talk about you for a few hours and after that, what next? What did you achieve out of your own death? To me, it is sick and lame because such artist’s brain has been thwarted by celebrity falsehoods. Until such individuals talk through their art in order to create an impact and make ladies develop goose pimples when listening to their songs, then their deaths to me are worth no more than dung trampled upon along cattle tracks on Fulani hills.

            In the same light, another lame incident involved a so-called artist who shamelessly posted a picture of a vagina on twitter last week. Earlier the same guy had used a naked picture for the cover art of his single or whatever it was-how far did the single or album go? Question for the gods. I guess all of this was for the same reason of generating buzz. This kind of buzz is negative buzz and in a country that functions normally, such an artist should be sanctioned with a ban of at least six months within which he should not be seen performing in such places as schools or public parks etc. but again when a country has an uncultured minister of culture, what do we expect apart from fighting over royalties with artists left and right or creating and demolishing music corporations and agencies day in day out.

           

 After all is said and done, what we need is to find ways in which we can sell showbiz culture to our people and get them to buy it. I vehemently castigate and deny all forms of negative promo and pornography as publicity stunts for all will only lead us nowhere. Overrating ourselves, falling into the doldrums and abysses of celebrity falsehoods will without doubt only lead us to stagnation and stasis whether we accept it or not. In an age where people corporate in order to succeed, we here want to corporate in order to denigrate our own brothers with sour tongues and hate speech. We rather refuse to collaborate so as not to share the shine with our brothers or sisters. We rather threaten each other with lawsuits in order to show wealth rather than see where we ourselves have faltered or genuinely discuss in order to find a way forward, my dear brothers and sisters, we shall remain in this state of stasis and stagnation. In as much as we consider criticism and critics as haters, “bad belly” people, we continue to swim in ignorance and Africa will continue to laugh at us. Whether or not you as an artist or entertainer accepts it, in this business, there will always be paparazzi and good or bad news will always circulate. Rather, we should learn from it , accept our faults and correct them. Inasmuch as you believe you are unreachable because you are a "celebrity", because you are already making "change" and the rest are beggars, we are going nowhere. For the umpteenth time, LET US NOT OVERRATE OURSELVES, let us rather SELL SHOWBIZ CULTURE & ENCOURAGE OUR PEOPLE TO ACCEPT AND BUY IT. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THROUGH WHICH WE CAN OVERCOME AND MOVE FORWARD.

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Spot Light: 237 Model Kamin Ferez Poised To Go Places

The young, pretty and talented Cameroonian model, Kamin Ferez is poise to go places within the modelling world. Her determinism in the face of all set backs that stall talents in Africa and especially Cameroon seem not to be weighing in on her at all. 

Ferez is a freelance model with an outbursting melanin flamboyance that seems to magnet camera lenses. Her chocolate tainted skin makes one wonder why some ladies must choose to tamper with theirs. She is a great fan of Camer music and sure she revealed that she is willing to show up for video shoots if contacted. Her simplicity of course is what Kwata Vibes noticed during the chitchat that led to the writning of this little article

In an exclusive chat with Kwata Vibes, she reveealed that she had come over so many setbacks but that her desire to becoming one of Africa’s top models is what had kept her going. Pretty with brains, she is soon to reveal to the Cameroonian public her upcoming projects and Kwata Bibes will sure fill you in on them when she drops. 

Keep moving forward lady, Kwata Vibes Got Your Back

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These 10 Sex Positions Will Increase Your Chances to Conceive

1. Missionary - 75%

2. Doggy style - 36%

3. The Eagle - woman lies flat while man kneels up and holds her legs up high - 30%

4. Cowgirl - woman on top facing man - 19%

5. Downward doggy - 18.5%

6. The Toad - woman clasps legs around man as both of you lie flat - 18%

7. The Curled Angel/Spooning - spooning position lying on side - 15%

8. Reverse Cowgirl - woman on top facing away from man - 7%

9. Standing up - 6%

10. The Peg - man lies flat while woman lies flat on top of him - 5%

SOURCE: THE MIRROR UK