About Artist: Sallah Barnabe
To know the beauties of the scenes of everyday life is one thing, but to transpose this wealth onto canvas is another. Sallah Barnabé transports us into the extraordinary universe of Africa’s daily life. A daily newspaper made of dance walks, feasts and colours. Sallah Barnabé chose to paint joy; Touareg women in hats or simply characters in conversation on canvasses made of straw, raffia, salvage material, clay, etc. applied through a master’s hands.
The impact of colours seems to dominate. In fact, he says it himself; it represents his major preoccupation, always, about abstract figures, without colour, form or gesture. For Barnabé, “You have to be a ‘man’ before you can be an artist! True eloquence laughs at eloquence, In other words, art laughs at art.”
This young painter, born in 1971 in Lomé, Togo and strongly influenced by his father, a renowned painter in his own right and perhaps under the weight of his experience, very early defined himself. To detach himself, saw a profound inner transformation, turned him into an abstract painter, lovers of art still win in the diversity of his work. The unique and personal way he treats the material cannot leave you indifferent.
About Artist: Sallah Barnabe
To know the beauties of the scenes of everyday life is one thing, but to transpose this wealth onto canvas is another. Sallah Barnabé transports us into the extraordinary universe of Africa’s daily life. A daily newspaper made of dance walks, feasts and colours. Sallah Barnabé chose to paint joy; Touareg women in hats or simply characters in conversation on canvasses made of straw, raffia, salvage material, clay, etc. applied through a master’s hands.
The impact of colours seems to dominate. In fact, he says it himself; it represents his major preoccupation, always, about abstract figures, without colour, form or gesture. For Barnabé, “You have to be a ‘man’ before you can be an artist! True eloquence laughs at eloquence, In other words, art laughs at art.”
This young painter, born in 1971 in Lomé, Togo and strongly influenced by his father, a renowned painter in his own right and perhaps under the weight of his experience, very early defined himself. In an effort to detach himself, saw a profound inner transformation, turned him into an abstract painter, lovers of art still win in the diversity of his work. The unique and personal way he treats the material cannot leave you indifferent.
About Artist: Sallah Barnabe
To know the beauties of the scenes of everyday life is one thing, but to transpose this wealth onto canvas is another. Sallah Barnabé transports us into the extraordinary universe of Africa’s daily life. A daily newspaper made of dance walks, feasts and colours. Sallah Barnabé chose to paint joy; Touareg women in hats or simply characters in conversation on canvasses made of straw, raffia, salvage material, clay, etc. applied through a master’s hands.
The impact of colours seems to dominate. In fact, he says it himself; it represents his major preoccupation, always, about abstract figures, without colour, form or gesture. For Barnabé, “You have to be a ‘man’ before you can be an artist! True eloquence laughs at eloquence, In other words, art laughs at art.”
This young painter, born in 1971 in Lomé, Togo and strongly influenced by his father, a renowned painter in his own right and perhaps under the weight of his experience, very early defined himself. To detach himself, saw a profound inner transformation, turned him into an abstract painter, lovers of art still win in the diversity of his work. The unique and personal way he treats the material cannot leave you indifferent.
About Artist: Sallah Barnabe
To know the beauties of the scenes of everyday life is one thing, but to transpose this wealth onto canvas is another. Sallah Barnabé transports us into the extraordinary universe of Africa’s daily life. A daily newspaper made of dance walks, feasts and colours. Sallah Barnabé chose to paint joy; Touareg women in hats or simply characters in conversation on canvasses made of straw, raffia, salvage material, clay, etc. applied through a master’s hands.
The impact of colours seems to dominate. In fact, he says it himself; it represents his major preoccupation, always, about abstract figures, without colour, form or gesture. For Barnabé, “You have to be a ‘man’ before you can be an artist! True eloquence laughs at eloquence, In other words, art laughs at art.”
This young painter, born in 1971 in Lomé, Togo and strongly influenced by his father, a renowned painter in his own right and perhaps under the weight of his experience, very early defined himself. In an effort to detach himself, saw a profound inner transformation, turned him into an abstract painter, lovers of art still win in the diversity of his work. The unique and personal way he treats the material cannot leave you indifferent.
About Artist: Sallah Barnabe
To know the beauties of the scenes of everyday life is one thing, but to transpose this wealth onto canvas is another. Sallah Barnabé transports us into the extraordinary universe of Africa’s daily life. A daily newspaper made of dance walks, feasts and colours. Sallah Barnabé chose to paint joy; Touareg women in hats or simply characters in conversation on canvasses made of straw, raffia, salvage material, clay, etc. applied through a master’s hands.
The impact of colours seems to dominate. In fact, he says it himself; it represents his major preoccupation, always, about abstract figures, without colour, form or gesture. For Barnabé, “You have to be a ‘man’ before you can be an artist! True eloquence laughs at eloquence, In other words, art laughs at art.”
This young painter, born in 1971 in Lomé, Togo and strongly influenced by his father, a renowned painter in his own right and perhaps under the weight of his experience, very early defined himself. In an effort to detach himself, saw a profound inner transformation, turned him into an abstract painter, lovers of art still win in the diversity of his work. The unique and personal way he treats the material cannot leave you indifferent.
About Artist: Sallah Barnabe
To know the beauties of the scenes of everyday life is one thing, but to transpose this wealth onto canvas is another. Sallah Barnabé transports us into the extraordinary universe of Africa’s daily life. A daily newspaper made of dance walks, feasts and colours. Sallah Barnabé chose to paint joy; Touareg women in hats or simply characters in conversation on canvasses made of straw, raffia, salvage material, clay, etc. applied through a master’s hands.
The impact of colours seems to dominate. In fact, he says it himself; it represents his major preoccupation, always, about abstract figures, without colour, form or gesture. For Barnabé, “You have to be a ‘man’ before you can be an artist! True eloquence laughs at eloquence, In other words, art laughs at art.”
This young painter, born in 1971 in Lomé, Togo and strongly influenced by his father, a renowned painter in his own right and perhaps under the weight of his experience, very early defined himself. In an effort to detach himself, saw a profound inner transformation, turned him into an abstract painter, lovers of art still win in the diversity of his work. The unique and personal way he treats the material cannot leave you indifferent.
About Artist: Sallah Barnabe
To know the beauties of the scenes of everyday life is one thing, but to transpose this wealth onto canvas is another. Sallah Barnabé transports us into the extraordinary universe of Africa’s daily life. A daily newspaper made of dance walks, feasts and colours. Sallah Barnabé chose to paint joy; Touareg women in hats or simply characters in conversation on canvasses made of straw, raffia, salvage material, clay, etc. applied through a master’s hands.
The impact of colours seems to dominate. In fact, he says it himself; it represents his major preoccupation, always, in relation to the abstract figures, without colour, form or gesture. For Barnabé, “You have to be a ‘man’ before you can be an artist! True eloquence laughs at eloquence, In other words, art laughs at art.”
This young painter, born in 1971 in Lomé, Togo and strongly influenced by his father, a renowned painter in his own right and perhaps under the weight of his experience, very early defined himself. In an effort to detach himself, saw a profound inner transformation, turned him into an abstract painter, lovers of art still win in the diversity of his work. The unique and personal way he treats the material cannot leave you indifferent
About Artist: Victoria Adoe
Victoria Adoe is an African artist who comes from the central region of Ghana. She paints abstract paintings, women and landscapes in particular. Victoria did her first degree in 1996, where she initially wanted to pursue a career as a nurse; from there she travelled to South Africa and taught art. After 3 years, she returned to Ghana and pursued further education in art and obtained a Masters in Fine Art at the University of Kumasi.
She used the detail-orientated qualities of being a nurse and translated that well in her paintings. Taking the time to make the painting and focus on the details so that every stroke on the painting should correspond with each other. For Victoria, painting is the fuel to her soul and feels unease when she does take a break. When she was starting out, she found that her family and friends had found it difficult to accept that she had chosen to pursue art due to society's view of Ghanaian women’s place. She sees that now gradually society is becoming more accepting of the fact that women are choosing to be painters and finding success in it.
She has had many art exhibitions and won the prestigious Women Artists Institutes (WAI) International Women’s Day competition.
About Artist: Sam Kobee
A self-taught artist talented in abstract coastal paintings was raised near the coastline, Adabraka in Accra. He was inspired by his family and specifically his elder brother to pursue Art as a career. Although he had only studied various science subjects in education, during his studies, he was wildly commended for his steady hands and good handwriting. The Art department in his school had selected several wells praised pieces of his for an art exhibition. Glen Turner, a talented artist in his own right, had noticed Kobee marketing his designs on his shirt and connected deeply with him as an artist to artist.
In this viewing room, we have a display of Kobee’s pieces, the dramatic portrayals of colour that turn the viewer’s eye to the studied details of the painting providing a mystical escape from reality.
About Artist: Maxwell Boadi
Maxwell Boadi is a Ghanaian artist, born, raised and currently based in Accra, Ghana. He studied at the Ghanatta College of Arts and Design, graduating with a diploma in Fine Arts. He is extensively inspired by the people and environment he lives in. Boadi encompasses a wide variety of themes – portraits inspired by friends, family and neighbours, artworks exploring his Christian faith and canvases detailing the urban evolution of the Accra landscape. He is bold, adventurous and has an artistic maturity that sets him apart from his contemporaries. His palette is energetic bringing a sense of urgency to his themes. He uses the palette knife to achieve his artistic vision, the bold rhythmic strokes and monotonous colours are the foundations of his work. It’s simple yet, soulfully striking. Maxwell Boadi created the Black series, strong art pieces that portray powerful poetry unique to each individual viewer.
About Artist: Maxwell Boadi
Maxwell Boadi is a Ghanaian artist, born, raised and currently based in Accra, Ghana. He studied at the Ghanatta College of Arts and Design, graduating with a diploma in Fine Arts. He is extensively inspired by the people and environment he lives in. Boadi encompasses a wide variety of themes – portraits inspired by friends, family and neighbours, artworks exploring his Christian faith and canvases detailing the urban evolution of the Accra landscape. He is bold, adventurous and has an artistic maturity that sets him apart from his contemporaries. His palette is energetic bringing a sense of urgency to his themes. He uses the palette knife to achieve his artistic vision, the bold rhythmic strokes and monotonous colours are the foundations of his work. It’s simple yet, soulfully striking. Maxwell Boadi created the Black series, strong art pieces that portray powerful poetry unique to each individual viewer.
About Artist: NII TEIKO ARYEETEY
As a prolific and of the finest Ghanaian artist. Nii Teiko is exerting considerable influence on the contemporary art scene on the African continent, having received applause for his unique and identifiable painting style”lineism”. With this style, he employs the prominent use of the edge of the pallet knife to apply Acrylic or oil paint to create realism or semi-abstract images with either horizontal or vertical lines on the face of the canvas, with modern painting techniques in mind. His painting is a striking combination of colours.
With a strong emphasis on lineism, Nii Teiko has created over two decades of visionary painting which he intends to translate into his own unique art history. His painting is inspired by natural, cultural, political, urban life, historical and socioeconomic concerns.
His love for art commenced at the tender age of six when he mostly engaged himself with drawing, painting, clay moulding, sewing etc. This unquenchable interest in art motivated him to offer Visual Art as a course in High School. (St. John’s Grammar High School) in Achimota, Accra. During his days at St. John’s, he participated in several intercollege art competitions which earned him various awards. He also mounted an exhibition during the school’s 50th-anniversary celebration.
Before obtaining a Diploma in Art and rising to recognition, Nii Teiko established a studio in his bedroom in the year 1997 which was nicknamed “the bedroom studio”. From here, he launched his commercial painting career. His paintings are extremely compelling and interactive to their viewers.
About Artist: Sam Kobee
A self-taught artist talented in abstract coastal paintings was raised near the coastline, Adabraka in Accra. He was inspired by his family and specifically his elder brother to pursue Art as a career. Although he had only studied various science subjects in education, during his studies, he was wildly commended for his steady hands and good handwriting. The Art department in his school had selected several wells praised pieces of his for an art exhibition. Glen Turner, a talented artist in his own right, had noticed Kobee marketing his designs on his shirt and connected deeply with him as an artist to artist.
In this viewing room, we have a display of Kobee’s pieces, the dramatic portrayals of colour that turn the viewer’s eye to the studied details of the painting providing a mystical escape from reality.
About Artist: Betty Acquah
Betty Acquah was born in Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana, West Africa. She attended Wesley Girls’ High School and Holy Child School both in Cape Coast. She proceeded to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi for her B.A. (Hons) Art course where she obtained a First Class Degree. She later completed an M.F.A (Painting) Programme at the same University after a professional Art course at the Tokyo School of Art (T.S.A) in Tokyo, Japan.
She worked at the Art Gallery of the Centre for National Culture, Greater Accra Region, Accra from 1989 to 1993. She later worked at the Berj Art Gallery also in Accra from 2002 to 2005.
Betty is a full member of the Ghana Association of Visual Artists (GAVA) which is one of the agencies under the Ministry of Culture. Betty has exhibited her paintings in Ghana, Nigeria, the UK, India, Germany, Spain, Japan and the USA.
About Artist: Victoria Adoe
Victoria Adoe is an African artist who comes from the central region of Ghana. She paints abstract paintings, women and landscapes in particular. Victoria did her first degree in 1996, where she initially wanted to pursue a career as a nurse; from there she travelled to South Africa and taught art. After 3 years, she returned to Ghana and pursued further education in art and obtained a Masters in Fine Art at the University of Kumasi.
She used the detail-orientated qualities of being a nurse and translated that well in her paintings. Taking the time to make the painting and focus on the details so that every stroke on the painting should correspond with each other. For Victoria, painting is the fuel to her soul and feels unease when she does take a break. When she was starting out, she found that her family and friends had found it difficult to accept that she had chosen to pursue art due to society's view of Ghanaian women’s place. She sees that now gradually society is becoming more accepting of the fact that women are choosing to be painters and finding success in it.
She has had many art exhibitions and won the prestigious Women Artists Institutes (WAI) International Women’s Day competition.
About Artist: Victoria Adoe
Victoria Adoe is an African artist who comes from the central region of Ghana. She paints abstract paintings, women and landscapes in particular. Victoria did her first degree in 1996, where she initially wanted to pursue a career as a nurse; from there she travelled to South Africa and taught art. After 3 years, she returned to Ghana and pursued further education in art and obtained a Masters in Fine Art at the University of Kumasi.
She used the detail-orientated qualities of being a nurse and translated that well in her paintings. Taking the time to make the painting and focus on the details so that every stroke on the painting should correspond with each other. For Victoria, painting is the fuel to her soul and feels unease when she does take a break. When she was starting out, she found that her family and friends had found it difficult to accept that she had chosen to pursue art due to society's view of Ghanaian women’s place. She sees that now gradually society is becoming more accepting of the fact that women are choosing to be painters and finding success in it.
She has had many art exhibitions and won the prestigious Women Artists Institutes (WAI) International Women’s Day competition.
About Artist: Victoria Adoe
Victoria Adoe is an African artist who comes from the central region of Ghana. She paints abstract paintings, women and landscapes in particular. Victoria did her first degree in 1996, where she initially wanted to pursue a career as a nurse; from there she travelled to South Africa and taught art. After 3 years, she returned to Ghana and pursued further education in art and obtained a Masters in Fine Art at the University of Kumasi.
She used the detail-orientated qualities of being a nurse and translated that well in her paintings. Taking the time to make the painting and focus on the details so that every stroke on the painting should correspond with each other. For Victoria, painting is the fuel to her soul and feels unease when she does take a break. When she was starting out, she found that her family and friends had found it difficult to accept that she had chosen to pursue art due to society's view of Ghanaian women’s place. She sees that now gradually society is becoming more accepting of the fact that women are choosing to be painters and finding success in it.
She has had many art exhibitions and won the prestigious Women Artists Institutes (WAI) International Women’s Day competition.
About Artist: Sallah Barnabe
To know the beauties of the scenes of everyday life is one thing, but to transpose this wealth onto canvas is another. Sallah Barnabé transports us into the extraordinary universe of Africa’s daily life. A daily newspaper made of dance walks, feasts and colours. Sallah Barnabé chose to paint joy; Touareg women in hats or simply characters in conversation on canvasses made of straw, raffia, salvage material, clay, etc. applied through a master’s hands.
The impact of colours seems to dominate. In fact, he says it himself; it represents his major preoccupation, always, about abstract figures, without colour, form or gesture. For Barnabé, “You have to be a ‘man’ before you can be an artist! True eloquence laughs at eloquence, In other words, art laughs at art.”
This young painter, born in 1971 in Lomé, Togo and strongly influenced by his father, a renowned painter in his own right and perhaps under the weight of his experience, very early defined himself. In an effort to detach himself, saw a profound inner transformation, turned him into an abstract painter, lovers of art still win in the diversity of his work. The unique and personal way he treats the material cannot leave you indifferent.
About Artist: Sallah Barnabe
To know the beauties of the scenes of everyday life is one thing, but to transpose this wealth onto canvas is another. Sallah Barnabé transports us into the extraordinary universe of Africa’s daily life. A daily newspaper made of dance walks, feasts and colours. Sallah Barnabé chose to paint joy; Touareg women in hats or simply characters in conversation on canvasses made of straw, raffia, salvage material, clay, etc. applied through a master’s hands.
The impact of colours seems to dominate. In fact, he says it himself; it represents his major preoccupation, always, in relation to the abstract figures, without colour, form or gesture. For Barnabé, “You have to be a ‘man’ before you can be an artist! True eloquence laughs at eloquence, In other words, art laughs at art.”
This young painter, born in 1971 in Lomé, Togo and strongly influenced by his father, a renowned painter in his own right and perhaps under the weight of his experience, very early defined himself. In an effort to detach himself, saw a profound inner transformation, turned him into an abstract painter, lovers of art still win in the diversity of his work. The unique and personal way he treats the material cannot leave you indifferent
