Tag: African Artists Biography
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Amoako Boafo: The Skin of the Diaspora Born in Accra, Ghana, in 1984, Amoako Boafo rise to global stardom has been meteoric. His work is instantly recognizable for his “finger-painting” technique: while he uses brushes for the clothes and backgrounds of his subjects, he uses his literal fingers to apply the paint to their faces…
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Zanele Muholi: The Visual Activist Zanele Muholi (b. 1972, South Africa) describes themselves as a “Visual Activist.” Growing up in the aftermath of Apartheid, they saw how the Black LGBTQIA+ community was being erased from South African history through violence and neglect. Muholi dedicated their life to creating a “visual archive” of this community. Their…