Representative work by Atta Kwami
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Atta Kwami

1956–2021 · Ghanaian · Based in Kumasi, Ghana / Loughborough, UK (d. 2021)

  • Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi
  • Painting
  • Public Architecture (Kiosks)
  • Printmaking

Atta Kwami was a Ghanaian artist working across Painting; printmaking. The practice centers on color and geometric structure informed by Ghanaian architecture, sign painting and textile traditions. In relation to Modern and contemporary African abstraction, formal decisions remain closely tied to the cultural, social and material conditions surrounding the work.

Modern and contemporary African abstraction

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