10 de maio de 2017

WIZ KUDOWOR - PINTURA - GHANA



Born in 1957 in Takoradi, Ghana, Wisdom ‘Wiz’ Kudowor’s painting career spans over 30 years. He graduated from the University of Science and Technology in Ghana with a first class honours degree in Fine Art. His bold paintings reference the traditional forms and symbols of Ghana’s rich cultural history, while also drawing inspiration from cubist and futurist styles. Wiz’s instantly recognisable style of abstracted figures, scenes and shapes are created using a palette knife and roller brush. The use of these tools – the brush for laying large areas of colour and the knife for more detailed work – is a technique he developed early on in his practice.

Wiz’s public commissions include a relief mural at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park in Accra, Ghana. He has exhibited widely across Africa, Europe, Asia, and the US. His works can be found in a number of international collections including the Ministry of Culture, People’s Republic of China; the African American Museum, Texas, USA; Ghana National Museum, Accra, Ghana; and the Osaka Prefecture Contemporary Art Collection, Osaka, Japan.

Wiz lives and works in Accra, Ghana.


ENDURING ENERGIES2014  
Acrylic on canvas    115 x 140cm


TRANSITORY PURSUITS II2015
Acrylic on canvas    120 x 160cm


ANANSE'S TALES2014
Acrylic on canvas   120 x 180cm



ENDURING ENERGIES2014
Acrylic on canvas   115 x 140cm


ICONS OF PROFOUND THOUGHT II2014
Acrylic on canvas  150 X 150cm


UNLEASHING THE MIND2014
Acrylic on canvas    100 x 90cm



































































































Swing,100 x 120 cm, 1997


Adorned Portraits" 1993 


Lagos Gathering, 90 x 150 cm


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