190:, Lovelace doesn't really belong to any school; part of the beauty of the show lies in watching the artist establish his own rich vocabulary and letting the work stand on its own. He's not afraid of pleasure and knows how much the soul craves color—a refuge during these dark days." Reviewing Lovelace's first exhibition in France in 2017,
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120:, Trinidad, and grew up in the east coast village of Matura. He has said: "My 'passport' name is Cheikh Sedar Lovelace. Apparently, in 1969, the Anglican Church would not allow me to be christened Che. My parents made my first name Cheikh after the African historian-philosopher,
248:, "Lovelace's work is infused with rich colours and bold shapes and straddles the boundary between magical realism, abstraction and the beauty of the natural world." On 22 September, Lovelace was in conversation about his paintings with Rector of St James's
128:. Why they set me up to live up to the standard of such great men, I couldn't tell you." Lovelace began surfing in his late teens and achieved prominence through winning national titles in the sport. He was educated at
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new things with my work. I'm always pushing to the next thing."
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1083:"A Conversation with Che Lovelace"
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