AMOAKO BOAFO by Amoako Boafo

A collection of works by Amoako Boafo, a Ghana painter based in Vienna. It was published in an exhibition held in the Roberts Projects in the California gallery from September to November, 2021. The author has been building activities that comprehensively reflect the power of the representation and to make it permanent. This book is the first monograph to comprehensively consider the author's career. Ghana British, curator and editor Osei Bonsu, American writer Rachel Cargle, Ghana Spoken Word artist Mutombo da (Mutombo Da) POET), a rich dialogue with the author's insight with the author, Paul School, by a contribution by American poet, writer, writer, social activist, Aja Monet. A illustration is posted.

The author draws only Dia Spora and other people in the region, and has invited black subjectivity, diversity, and complexity. The portrait is characterized by bold colors and patterns, and praised the subject as a means of trying to draw "blackness (black)" as a means of challenging non -humanization description. As the author says, "The main ideas of my activities are to show expressions, records, praise, and new approaches for blacks."

* Here, some scratches and dirt can be seen due to transportation.

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