El Anatsui
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| Born | February 4, 1944 Anyako, Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghana |
| Occupation | Artist |
El Anatsui was born February 4, 1944 in Anyako, Ghana. He is a highly accomplished artist and well renowned in African History for his use of transforming discarded resources into intrinsic contemporary sculptures. These resources include, liquor bottle caps, newspaper printing plates and cassava graters. Through artworks such as Earths Cloth and Condluence, few among the many, Anatsui is able to reflect his continent and the history behind colonialism while also shining light on the environment and its correlation to waste and consumption. Overall, El Anatsui is a well regarded artist who reinvents the world of art through his unique sculpture that carry deeper significance
Education
- College of Art, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology - Taught at Fine Arts Department, University of Nigeria - Taught at UNN as Professor of Sculpture
Accomplishments - Time 100: Most Influential People (2023) - Best Student of the Year, College of Art (Kumasi, Ghana 1969) - Honorable Mention, First Ghana National Art Competition (1968) - Was a founding member and fellow of the Forum for African Arts (2000) - In 1990 had his first important group show at Studio Museum in Harlem, New York - Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement (Venice Biennale, 2015) - 30th Anniversary Award (Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, 2009)
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