Today, the Ghanaian-born renowned Nigerian
artist, El Anatsui opens his show, Gravity
and Grace: Monumental Works of El Anatsui at Akron Art Museum
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
The museum describes Anatsui’s work as
a transform of “discarded objects into shimmering, richly colored, luxuriously
textured tapestries and sculptures of monumental splendor.”
The show, it was stated, is in
celebration of the Akron Art Museum, running through Oct. 7, 2012.
El-Anatsui, preparing for his show |
Also a
documentary about the artist titled “Fold
Crumple Crush: The Art of El Anatsui gives an insider’s view of his
practice, the ingenious steps and thousands of hours of labor that convert used
bottle tops into huge, opulent wall hangings.”
Anatsui, a native of Ghana, explains how
his artworks have become a marriage of painting and sculpture, objects that
speak of African history but also reach for the ethereal. He also talks about
his aspirations for artworks he has yet to make.
The museum explained how the artist was
followed while installing work at the Venice Biennale. “We follow him back to
the small town of Nsukka, Nigeria, as he goes about his daily life, and watch
him inside the hive of his studio directing assistants as they stitch together
bottle tops into a vast metal hanging.
“Finally, Anatsui admits us to the
privacy of his home where he tells us about his formative years and reveals a
youthful discovery that clouded his life.”
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