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Owusu-Ankomah
Owusu Ankomah
Owusu-Ankomah (dem born am 1956, Sekondi) be leading contemporary African artist[1] plus origins insyd Ghana. Ein work dey address themes of identity den de body, dey use ein trademark motif of Adinkra symbolism. Ein work sanso "influenced by the art of the Renaissance, handwritten texts from ancient cultures such as the adinkra symbol system of the Akan people of Ghana, Chinese ideograms, and contemporary global cultures."[1] Owusu-Ankomah be a trained artist from Achimota College, near Accra, dem establish insyd 1936 wey insyd 1952 dem incorporate am into de University of Science and Technology at Kumasi."[2]
Early life den education
[edit | edit source]Na dem born Owusu-Ankomah insyd 1956 insyd Sekondi, Ghana. Between 1971 den 1974 he study at de Ghanatta College of Art insyd Accra, Ghana.
Career
[edit | edit source]Dey begin insyd 1979, he embark for a series of journeys to Europe, wey he make contact plus European artists den galleries. Since 1986, Owusu-Ankomah live insyd de city of Bremen insyd Germany. Dem sanso recognize Owusu-Ankomah as an expatriated artist secof ein journey to Germany.[3]
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Aktuell
Microcron Begins No. 24, 2014, acrylic on canvas, 55x63 inches, 140x180cm
529 West 20th Street, 5FL
New York, NY 10011 212-352 8058
Skoto Gallery präsentiert: Owusu-Ankomah Microcron Begins, New Paintings
23. Oktober 2014 bis 10. Januar 2015
Owusu-Ankomahs work is informed by a sophisticated discourse on traditional philosophical concepts as well as a deep understanding of the aesthetic and cultural character of the African continent. He draws inspiration from the visual power of symbols including the ancient Adinkra sign system of his homeland, abstract symbols, logos and ideograms from contemporary global cultures combined with an awareness of a vast array of both formal and inherited traditions.to create work that is dense with visual complexity.
A master of harmony and dissonance in composition, his highly characteristic and clearly recognizable work seeks to balance spatial and structural concerns. He exploits the themes of memory, history and the passage of time through the filter of personal experience to create work that is never merely decorative, yet embodies a philosophy of communication which obliges us to reflect anew upon common elements of our humanity. His work evinces an ability to reconcile intelligence and sensibility, knowledge and