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Mixed Media, Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 66 W x 78 H x 2 D in
Ships in a Crate
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ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Growing up as a child on a plantation, my world was always full of colour and the vibrancy of nature. I’ve always wanted to paint landscapes but not in a traditional way. I wanted to change people’s perspective on how to embrace the world. In a stark contrast of light and dark hues, the painting impresses upon the viewer the dual sense of being, the emotions that come with being happy or sad, of being calm and ecstatic in the same moment. Not only that, the subtle dark lines and spots seem to bring our attention to borderlines, boundaries and barriers. It truly seeks to convey what this generation has fallen into – a place where you have to be careful about everything, that culture tells how to be happy and how to be sad, that I’m not at will to be as happy as I can or reveal depths of sorrow hidden inside. Especially for men in Africa, it’s hard to ascertain how much they can reveal of themselves and be vulnerable. With dominant strands of pink and blue, I wanted people to know it’s okay to be warm and calm, to be happy and to be sad, to laugh and to cry. It’s okay to feel without getting stuck in the boundaries of cultural appropriation. It’s okay to choose to be high as pink and low as blue. You are permitted to.
DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
Mixed Media:
Acrylic on Canvas
Original:
One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:
66 W x 78 H x 2 D in
Frame:
Not Framed
Ready to Hang:
Yes
Packaging:
Ships in a Crate
SHIPPING AND RETURNS
Delivery Time:
Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:
Ships in a wooden crate for additional protection of heavy or oversized artworks. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:
Ghana.
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I am a Contemporary Ghanaian Textile artist based in Accra. I am a self driven creative who considers himself fluid in his practice, constantly working to evolve and push the boundaries of what I do. I work primarily with Upcycled Textile waste incorporating painting and sculpture as form of transitional framework for my material to verbalise what is trapped inside of it. I feel sometimes the vision of the soul dictates the structure, defence or vulnerability of the work and in other times I have to steward the vision. I am just a steward of the visions of my soul. I can guide it with my hands but I cannot control what it wants to say. Freedom is essential to my soul as breath is to my life and I try as much as possible to articulate that in the context of my practice and beyond. I could never tell if any of my projects were and are successful because I feel the moment you label something, it only exists in the boundary you've given it. You do not have to understand what I create or even try to give meaning to it because if it's visual language strikes you, then I must be saying something that your soul recognises but your mind hasn't quite grasped yet. I feel sometimes the vision of the soul dictates the structure, defence or vulnerability of the work and in other times I have to steward the vision. I am just a steward of the visions of my soul. The day I become truly free is the day my hands will be in control. It's the day I can truly describe what I create.
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