{"product_id":"gukomata","title":"GUKOMATA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2025 | Oil on Canvas, Stretched on a Wood Frame\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGukomata — a Kinyarwanda word for the everyday contests that break out at communal water taps across rural Rwanda — captures a scene at once specific and universal. Painted from memory after witnessing a dispute in Nyamata, the work draws Muhirwa back to his own childhood: the long walk to the valley, the jostling over position, the unspoken rules of who yields and who holds their ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figures press against each other in urgent, diagonal motion; the yellow jerrycans anchor the composition with a splash of color that feels almost cheerful against the tension. It is a painting about ordinary life — its friction, its humor, and its persistence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee more artwork by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/komezart.com\/collections\/muhirwa-thierry\" title=\"Muhirwa Thierry\"\u003eMuhirwa Thierry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Muhirwa Thierry","offers":[{"title":"(40.0cm x 30.0cm)","offer_id":47411877216450,"sku":null,"price":1300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0417\/4390\/9030\/files\/MuhirwaThierry-GUKOMATA.jpg?v=1776281702","url":"https:\/\/komezart.com\/products\/gukomata","provider":"KomezArt","version":"1.0","type":"link"}