Artist: El Anatsui:
Born the year 1944, in Anyanko, Ghana, El Anatsui is an African sculptor whose sculptures are easily altered so that they can be changed or redesigned for each exhibition that they are taken on or displayed at. El Anatsui utilizez materials such as metal, wood, and clay. He has currently leaned towards using recycling and reusing metal caps of liquor bottles that have been discarded in some of his recent installations.
Straying away from the normal and traditional properties of his sculptures being still and one specific series of shapes, Anatsui used a variety of collages utilizing a variation in shapes, colors, and shades, which is what makes his works unique. he utilizes the caps of liquor bottles to symbolize the culture and history of the colonial and economic changes occurring in Africa. His ceramic and wood sculptures brought to light his thoughts on the function and movement of items, such as the demolition and resurrection of such objects, including symbolism and the role of language. Some works of his are displayed publicly at MOMA, as well as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, including a wide range of other regional museums.
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