Sasa El Anatsui. El anatsui was born in ghana in 1944 and lives in nigeria. El anatsui (1944), known as el, is a ghanaian sculptor belonging to the ewe tribe, but he has spent most of his life in nigeria, where he taught at the university of nsukka.

Sasa (le manteau, en ghanéen) est une sculpture qui ressemble à une grande tapisserie composée de milliers de capsules de bouteille. This press site is optimized for internet explorer (and compatible browsers). Aluminum and copper wire, 165 3 ⁄ 8 x 212 5 ⁄ 8 in.
Installation Murale Constituée De Capsules De Bouteilles De Rhum Aplaties Assemblées À L’aide De Fils De Cuivre.
Adinkra sasa, 2003 aluminium bottle tops, copper wire and fabric painting. El anatsui is acknowledged worldwide as one of the most remarkable artists working today. Made from old can, bottle caps and other reclaimed material
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Domain oeuvre en 3 dimensions | installation: Since 1975, he has been a professor of sculpture at the university of. The use of liquor bottle wrappers also alludes to the western influences on african culture reaching back to the initial contact between the two groups.
El Anatsui Sasa (Manteau) 2004.
“man´s cloth “, 2005, aluminium and copper wire. Centre pompidou, paris, achat, 2005. Steel sheets (garri graters) steel sheets (garri graters) and mirrors.
This Cloth Was Created To Capture The Essence Of Alcoholic Drink That Was.
The work itself serves as a “metaphor for… Working with wood, clay, metal, and—most recently—the discarded metal caps of liquor bottles, anatsui breaks. The gallery will be providing transportation from new.
His Most Iconic Pieces, Which Sell For Thousands Of Dollars, Are Made From Thousands.
Pas un hasard donc si el anatsui a représenté l'afrique à la biennale de venise en 1990. Adinkra sasa [2003].a large, black undulating curtin, is actually constructed out of metal markers on popular liquor brands like “dark sailor” or “black gold.” the poignant reference to african slavery is unmistakable. El anatsui (1944, gold coast) sasa (manteau) 2004.