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Max Boadi
Nana Ama Akainyah
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IN/TO THE PUBLIC SPHERE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ARTcapital will like to thank our dedicated public and private
sponsors, cooperating partners and friends who have shared with
Years ago, when Ablade Glover claimed oil painting as a
us the vision that the time has come to showcase and assert
veritable medium of expression for contemporary African
exciting Contemporary Afri-can Art- surely, it's Africa's Turn.
artists, a lot of ink was spilled and many hairs split. Now a
The tremendous good will and dedication of the committed people
young lion, Max Boadi, has picked up his palette knife and is
who have contributed to the holding of this exhibition are
roaring!
exceptional.
Boadi lives and works in Accra- a cosmopolitan city, a modern Our deepest gratitude to all the individuals and institutions that
metropolis where the beaches are always teeming with have provided moral and material support for this event. Without
economic and recreational activities. With the keenness of a this sup-port, the exhibition would not have taken place.
fish-eagle, his paintings document fishermen trading their
catch, confident women negotiating for wares and children
playing on the beach. CREDITS
Exhibition Curator; Damali Kelly
He also goes indoors and provides haunting images of Catalog Design and concept; Damali Kelly
preadolescent girls day dreaming or exchanging secrets- and Catalog Photography; Ernest Acquaye
leaves us wondering what else they could be up to!His Research; N.B. Andrews
figures are purposeful, confident and engaged. Printing; Printright Ltd.
Sponsors; GhanaRemit LLC
The totality of the individual compositions provide for an air neuroGHANA
of expectation. The color scheme is attention grabbing for GhanaDot.com
both the seasoned collector and occa-sional art viewer. The
subtle harmony of blues, yellows, red and mauves which
predominate in Boadi's oils cannot be stripped down to the
essentials of line and color; there is an absolute lack of
hesitation. Boadi's art has the ability to attract an eclectic
audience; it is easily accessible.
The work is fresh and the voice clear; the aesthetic sense
finely poised.
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There is no lack of emotional honesty neither is there the
lack of a tingling sensation that for once, the artist felt some
profound emotion and was not painting to please a patron-
local or expat.
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Indeed, through her technique she is able to project at one
and the same time a proper balance between control and
freedom. Did someone say or think- African fractals?
That Akainyah is able to pull all this off so early in her career is an
indication of the depth and breadth of her African-ist knowledge,
her talent and promise. I am certain that we will hear a lot more
from and about her in the not too distant future.
Both of these young artists- Boadi and Akainyah have placed IN/TO
THE PUBLIC SPHERE their current formidable perspectives on our
activities of daily living. The arc of history is on their side. We can
only continue to cheerfully anticipate further illuminating insights
from both of them.
Running, 2010.
Oil on canvas, 69x54cm
Private Collection
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Pages 6-19 inclusive:
Art by Nana Ama Akainyah
Blue Moon
Oil on canvas, 2010, 89x77cm
Private Collection
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Reflections, 2010
Oil on canvas, 92x89.5cm
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Sweets,2010
Acrylic on canvas, 76.5x76.5cm
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Bloom, 2010
Acrylic on canvas, 76x69cm
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Mending, 2010
Oil on canvas, 153x102cm
Private Collection
Arrivals, 2010
Acrylic on canvas, 30x40cm
Collection of Mr & Mrs A. K. Akainyah
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Busy Morning
Oil on canvas, 125x102cm
Private Collection
Dreams, 2010
Acrylic on Canvas, 25.5 x 35.5cm
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Run, 2010
Acrylic on canvas, 20.5 x 25.5 cm
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It's a Boy 2010
Acrylic on canvas, 30x40cm
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Beach Play, 2010
Oil on canvas, 125x101cm
Collection of Eddy Andrews & Dr. Christine Clerk Angry Mama, 2010
Acrylic on canvas, 30x40cm
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Discipline, 2010
Acrylic on canvas, 30x40cm
Girl, 2010
Oil on canvas, 132x101cm
Private Collection
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Three Heads, 2010.
Oil on canvas, 114x 89cm
Private Collection
Octopus
Acrylic on canvas, 70x57.5cm
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Darwin, 2010
Acrylic on canvas, 73.5 x 76.5cm
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Memories, 2010
Acrylic on canvas, 92x91cm
Empty street, 2010
Oil on canvas, 101.5x76cm
Private Collection
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Lips, 2010
Acrylic on canvas, 62x54cm
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Beach Holiday, 2010.
Oil on canvas, 124x101cm
Private Collection
Brothers, 2010
Acrylic on canvas,41x31cm
Private Collection
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Nana Ama Akainyah, ban2 gallery, Accra- August 2010.
Nana Ama Akainyah, ban2 Gallery, Accra- August 2010. Photograph by Ernest Acquaye.
Photograph by Ernest Acquaye.
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