Kabiru and His Eye Wares

 

i saw his works on CNN and i had to share it with you guys-

His name is Cyrus Kabiru. He is a Kenyan sculptor and a painter who creates artworks from objects he stumbles upon. He taught himself; Nice isn't it? his exclusive interview with CNN + more photos after the cut...

According to him: 

"When I woke up every morning, the first thing I'd see was trash," recalls Kabiru, whose childhood home faced a garbage heap where all of Nairobi's waste was dumped. "I used to say to my dad that when I grow up, I want to give trash a second chance."

"I don't see trash as waste," says Kabiru. "I just see the trash as a chance for creativity."

"I never did exams, I never did homework," explains Kabiru. "I used to exchange: 'you'll do my homework, I'll give you my artwork, you'll do my exam, I'll give you my artwork,' so that's how I survived in school."

"I love nature," says Kabiru. "I walk every day, I can't survive without walking," he adds. "I don't know how to sit idle."

"You get people saying, 'I grew up in the Kibera slum, I grew up in this place and this place, buy my art,'" says Kabiru.

"I want to change that -- not telling people about my problems, the poverty," he adds. "I think it's good to sell the creativity you have done, telling people you have this place [so they can come] to buy your work and see your ideas."

"If I teach grandmothers something about deforestation or taking care of nature, it's easier for grandmothers to teach their children," he says.

"My grandmother is, up to now, keep looking for a good job for me," says Kabiru. "When you visit my grandmother, she asks you whether you work," he adds. "If you say you're working, she'll ask you whether you can get an extra job for me."