Maker/Artist

Anatsui, El

Ghanaian painter, sculptor, and mixed-media artist, born 1944

Born in Ghana and teaches sculpture in Nigeria. Anatsui is known for his large assemblages constructed from discarded materials such as bottle caps. His themes include reuse, transformation, and reconstitution of materials as metaphors for life and changes in Africa.

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