El Anatsui is an artist who work is truly amazing. Born in 1944 he is a Ghanian sculptor born in Anyako and trained at the college of art, university of science and technology in Kumasi in central Ghana. He began teaching at the university of Nigeria in 1975.
One day 10 years he was driving home and came among a pill of garbage, garbage not being unusual in Africa he collected a bag and of he went. Not knowing that 10 years on it would influence his work and would be in museum.
Anatsui began experimenting with the metal bottle tops in the bag by folding, cutting their pliable metal into flat swatches and then stitching these together with copper wire, weaving then together the result is it began to grow to resemble cloth.
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The narrow banded compositions of Anatsui work are recognisable variations of Kente cloth the emblematic fabric of Ghana.
His work is truly magnificent and is on a scale of its own using the tradition of weaving he has created some beautiful pieces of work.The detail of each component and the way in which it has been made is and technique within it's self.
His work can be found in Museums around the world.
His work can be found in Museums around the world.
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