Bent over their task beneath the arm of a backhoe, two road workers repair the street where traffic and pedestrians flow through every day. The machinery dominates the scene, yet it is the workers’ hands that perform the careful, demanding labor. Their movements are measured and deliberate, reflecting the quiet discipline required to maintain the city’s infrastructure.
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\nIn Valiant Workers 4, Achilles Kouam\u00e9 pays tribute to those whose work often goes unnoticed despite its essential role in everyday life. Road maintenance is physically demanding and rarely celebrated, yet it forms the foundation of safe and functional communities. The artist shifts our attention from the scale of the equipment to the dignity of the people operating alongside it, reminding us that every repaired street and every completed project begins with human effort.
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\nThe painting’s warm palette and expressive brushwork elevate an ordinary worksite into a scene of quiet respect. By focusing on a seemingly routine moment, Kouam\u00e9 invites us to recognize the perseverance, skill, and resilience of workers whose contributions are woven into the fabric of the city, even when they remain largely invisible to those who benefit from them.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Huile sur toile
\n(61 x 61 cm \/ 24 x 24 in.)
\nCr\u00e9\u00e9e en 2025<\/p>\n
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CEUX QUI TIENNENT LE MONDE<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Une exposition d'\u0153uvres originales\nd' Biblioth\u00e8que Claude-Henri-Grignon
\n(Those Who Keep the World Running<\/em>)
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\nAchilles Kouam\u00e9<\/strong>,
\npr\u00e9sent\u00e9e par
\nMawu Art Gallery<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nLongueuil, Qu\u00e9bec
\nDu 5 ao\u00fbt au 24 septembre 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":19534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[37,70,43],"product_tag":[32,34,154,42],"class_list":["post-19532","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-drawings","product_cat-oil-painting","product_cat-paintings","product_tag-art","product_tag-color","product_tag-expo-ceux-qui-tiennent-le-monde","product_tag-painting","first","instock","sold-individually","shipping-taxable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mawuartgallery.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/19532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mawuartgallery.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mawuartgallery.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mawuartgallery.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19532"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mawuartgallery.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/19532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19535,"href":"https:\/\/mawuartgallery.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/19532\/revisions\/19535"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mawuartgallery.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mawuartgallery.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mawuartgallery.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=19532"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mawuartgallery.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=19532"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mawuartgallery.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=19532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}