Sapeur

Giclée Fine art print on Hahnemühle Photorag paper -

The super matt finish of Hahnemüle Photorag paper gives muted blacks with even colour reproduction, and excellent detail. The surface has minimal texture with a chalky smooth cotton feel which creates smooth colour gradients.

Artist

Andrew Williams is an accomplished artist who has worked in animation and TV production for over 20 years and he is a published illustrator of children’s books. However, over the years, Andrew has been exploring his personal style and creating unique and captivating our artwork. His mixed media artwork combines the traditional with the modern, the abstract and the naturalistic.

Multi media Sapeur, portraits - La Sape, an abbreviation based on the phrase Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes (French; literally "Society of Ambiance-Makers and Elegant People") and hinting to the French slang word sape which means "clothes" or sapé, which means "dressed up", is a subculture centered on the cities of Congo. An adherent of La Sape is known as a sapeur or, if female, as a sapeuse. The movement embodies the elegance in style and manners of colonial predecessor Dandies.