Udvidet returret til d. 31. januar 2025

Marcellina Akpojotor

Bag om Marcellina Akpojotor

The work of the young artist with an international career who employes collaging and traditional painting techniquesBorn in 1989 in Lagos, Nigeria, Marcellina Akpojotor engaged in drawing, design, stencil work, and calligraphy at an early age under her father's guidance. Later, she pursued formal education in Art and Industrial Design at the Lagos State Polytechnic, further honing her skills and broadening her artistic horizons. Akpojotor's art fascinates audiences worldwide through its thought-provoking narra tives and unique media, creating an aesthetic that mixes politics and intimacy around culture, identity, and feminism. Employing a captivating blend of collaging and traditional painting techniques, Akpojotor's creations are marked by rich textures, layered compositions, and com pelling, colourful visual imagery, delving into themes such as femininity, personal and societal identity, and women's empowerment. She transforms primarily discarded piec es of Ankara fabric, sourced from local fashion houses, into powerful canvases akin to "intriguing tapestries of twitchy and alluring tactile surfaces", as Professor Frank Ugiomoh writes in his essay.

Vis mere
  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9782370742469
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 144
  • Udgivet:
  • 11. juli 2024
  • Størrelse:
  • 240x280x0 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 1020 g.
  • BLACK WEEK
Leveringstid: Kan forudbestilles

Beskrivelse af Marcellina Akpojotor

The work of the young artist with an international career who employes collaging and traditional painting techniquesBorn in 1989 in Lagos, Nigeria, Marcellina Akpojotor engaged in drawing, design, stencil work, and calligraphy at an early age under her father's guidance. Later, she pursued formal education in Art and Industrial Design at the Lagos State Polytechnic, further honing her skills and broadening her artistic horizons. Akpojotor's art fascinates audiences worldwide through its thought-provoking narra tives and unique media, creating an aesthetic that mixes politics and intimacy around culture, identity, and feminism. Employing a captivating blend of collaging and traditional painting techniques, Akpojotor's creations are marked by rich textures, layered compositions, and com pelling, colourful visual imagery, delving into themes such as femininity, personal and societal identity, and women's empowerment. She transforms primarily discarded piec es of Ankara fabric, sourced from local fashion houses, into powerful canvases akin to "intriguing tapestries of twitchy and alluring tactile surfaces", as Professor Frank Ugiomoh writes in his essay.

Brugerbedømmelser af Marcellina Akpojotor



Find lignende bøger
Bogen Marcellina Akpojotor findes i følgende kategorier:

Gør som tusindvis af andre bogelskere

Tilmeld dig nyhedsbrevet og få gode tilbud og inspiration til din næste læsning.