“Sculpture by El Anatsui: Earth developing more roots, 2011 (Aluminium bottle caps, copper wire)” / Sakshi Gallery / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14115
It is rare for me to remember any artist’s name after seeing their work only once, but El Anatsui is one of those very rare exceptions. I saw his work last at The Armory Show 2010 in New York [1], and I distinctively remember him mainly because of the transmutative properties of the medium which he chooses.
Anatsui’s sculptures look like a sort of abstract expressionist tapestry made out of fabric, but are in fact a knit of thousands of discarded aluminium bottle tops threaded together with copper wires.
Fluidity of form is a significant quality inherent to his sculptures. The artist insists that his hangings be draped rather than hung flat, and allow museums and galleries to do the draping themselves, thus leaving their actual appearance differ from each show adding a unfixed quality into the sculptural practice.
Anatsui was 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, Nsukka, in 1975, and has become affiliated with the Nsukka group.
El Anatsui
Earth developing more roots, 2011
Aluminium (bottle caps) and copper wire
129 x 141 inches
# El Anatsui (b. 1944, Ghana)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Anatsui
# Sakshi Gallery
6/19, 2nd Floor, Grants Building, Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba
400 005 Mumbai
India
# Notes
1. Sculpture (Detail) by El Anatsui / Jack Shainman Gallery / The Armory Show 2010 / SML.20100305.7D.03932: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4420429650/
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T17:41:57+0800
+ Dimensions: 4700 x 3393
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 28 mm
+ ISO: 320
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.14115
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
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“Sculpture by El Anatsui: Earth developing more roots, 2011 (Aluminium bottle caps, copper wire)” / Sakshi Gallery / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14115
It is rare for me to remember any artist’s name after seeing their work only once, but El Anatsui is one of those very rare exceptions. I saw his work last at The Armory Show 2010 in New York [1], and I distinctively remember him mainly because of the transmutative properties of the medium which he chooses.
Anatsui’s sculptures look like a sort of abstract expressionist tapestry made out of fabric, but are in fact a knit of thousands of discarded aluminium bottle tops threaded together with copper wires.
Fluidity of form is a significant quality inherent to his sculptures. The artist insists that his hangings be draped rather than hung flat, and allow museums and galleries to do the draping themselves, thus leaving their actual appearance differ from each show adding a unfixed quality into the sculptural practice.
Anatsui was 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, Nsukka, in 1975, and has become affiliated with the Nsukka group.
El Anatsui
Earth developing more roots, 2011
Aluminium (bottle caps) and copper wire
129 x 141 inches
# El Anatsui (b. 1944, Ghana)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Anatsui
# Sakshi Gallery
6/19, 2nd Floor, Grants Building, Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba
400 005 Mumbai
India
# Notes
1. Sculpture (Detail) by El Anatsui / Jack Shainman Gallery / The Armory Show 2010 / SML.20100305.7D.03932: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4420429650/
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T17:41:57+0800
+ Dimensions: 4700 x 3393
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 28 mm
+ ISO: 320
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.14115
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Sculpture by El Anatsui: Earth developing more roots, 2011 (Aluminium bottle caps, copper wire)” / Sakshi Gallery / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14115
/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #Crazyisgood #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #ElAnatsui #Anatsui #SakshiGallery #Ghana #Africa #metal #sculpture #Abstract