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'''Baruti Kandolo Lilela''', better known by his [[pen name]] '''Barly Baruti''' (born December 9, 1959, in [[Kisangani]], in what was then [[Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)|the Congo-Léopoldville]]<ref> | '''Baruti Kandolo Lilela''', better known by his [[pen name]] '''Barly Baruti''' (born December 9, 1959, in [[Kisangani]], in what was then [[Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)|the Congo-Léopoldville]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=MAGNERON |first=Philippe |title=Baruti, Barly - Bibliographie, BD, photo, biographie |url=https://www.bedetheque.com/auteur-3607-BD-Baruti-Barly.html |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=www.bedetheque.com |language=fr}}</ref>), is a [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congolese (DRC)]] cartoonist. He has been described by the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] as "the Congolese author best known outside his country".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-01-21 |title=Capturing Kinshasa through comics |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11996279 |access-date=2024-12-29 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> | ||
He studied [[pedagogy]], then worked at the graphics studio of the French Cultural Centre in Kisangani. There, in 1982, he wrote and drew his first published comic, ''Le Temps d'agir'' (''Time to Act''), on environmental issues. In 1984, having won a comics competition, he was invited to study comics writing in [[Angoulême]] ([[France]]), then in 1987 worked for a few months at the [[Studios Hergé]] in [[Brussels]]. He returned to Congo, where he published several albums, then moved to [[Belgium]] in 1992. In 1994, the Cultural Centre in Kisangani published his album ''Objectif Terre!'' (''Objective: Earth!''), an environmental manifesto. In the late 1990s, he co-produced ''Eva K'', a trilogy of comics albums, with [[Frank Giroud]], followed by ''Mandrill'', a series of seven albums.<ref> | == Biography == | ||
He studied [[pedagogy]], then worked at the graphics studio of the French Cultural Centre in Kisangani. There, in 1982, he wrote and drew his first published comic, ''Le Temps d'agir'' (''Time to Act''), on environmental issues. In 1984, having won a comics competition, he was invited to study comics writing in [[Angoulême]] ([[France]]), then in 1987 worked for a few months at the [[Studios Hergé]] in [[Brussels]]. He returned to Congo, where he published several albums, then moved to [[Belgium]] in 1992. In 1994, the Cultural Centre in Kisangani published his album ''Objectif Terre!'' (''Objective: Earth!''), an environmental manifesto. In the late 1990s, he co-produced ''Eva K'', a trilogy of comics albums, with [[Frank Giroud]], followed by ''Mandrill'', a series of seven albums.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Personnes {{!}} Africultures : Baruti Barly |url=http://africultures.com/php/?nav=personne&no=4044 |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=Africultures |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Barly Baruti : bibliographie, photo, biographie |url=http://www.bdparadisio.com/scripts/detail.cfm?Id=245 |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=www.bdparadisio.com}}</ref> For these works, Baruti "replaced his semi-humorous clear line style with a more realistic one".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barly Baruti |url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/baruti_barly.htm |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=lambiek.net |language=en}}</ref> | |||
In December 2010, he was invited to participate in the first international exhibition of African comics, in [[Paris]].<ref> | In December 2010, he was invited to participate in the first international exhibition of African comics, in [[Paris]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=La BD africaine fête le cinquantenaire des indépendances à Paris - Jeune Afrique.com |url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/183629/culture/la-bd-africaine-f-te-le-cinquantenaire-des-ind-pendances-paris/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=JeuneAfrique.com |language=fr-FR}}</ref> | ||
Baruti is the co-founder of the ''Atelier de Création et de l'Initiation à l'Art'' (Creative Workshop for an Initiation to Art) to encourage talented youth in [[Kinshasa]].<ref | Baruti is the co-founder of the ''Atelier de Création et de l'Initiation à l'Art'' (Creative Workshop for an Initiation to Art) to encourage talented youth in [[Kinshasa]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Baruti Kandolo Lilela, better known by his pen name Barly Baruti (born December 9, 1959, in Kisangani, in what was then the Congo-Léopoldville[1]), is a Congolese (DRC) cartoonist. He has been described by the British Broadcasting Corporation as "the Congolese author best known outside his country".[2]
Biography
He studied pedagogy, then worked at the graphics studio of the French Cultural Centre in Kisangani. There, in 1982, he wrote and drew his first published comic, Le Temps d'agir (Time to Act), on environmental issues. In 1984, having won a comics competition, he was invited to study comics writing in Angoulême (France), then in 1987 worked for a few months at the Studios Hergé in Brussels. He returned to Congo, where he published several albums, then moved to Belgium in 1992. In 1994, the Cultural Centre in Kisangani published his album Objectif Terre! (Objective: Earth!), an environmental manifesto. In the late 1990s, he co-produced Eva K, a trilogy of comics albums, with Frank Giroud, followed by Mandrill, a series of seven albums.[3][4] For these works, Baruti "replaced his semi-humorous clear line style with a more realistic one".[5]
In December 2010, he was invited to participate in the first international exhibition of African comics, in Paris.[6]
Baruti is the co-founder of the Atelier de Création et de l'Initiation à l'Art (Creative Workshop for an Initiation to Art) to encourage talented youth in Kinshasa.[3][4]