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Bright Tetteh Ackwerh

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Bright Tetteh Ackwerh
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Country wey e be citizenGhana Edit
Place dem born amAccra Edit
Ein occupationartist Edit
Field for workvisual arts Edit
Educate forKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Edit
Personal pronounL485 Edit

Bright Tetteh Ackwerh be a Ghanaian satirical artist wey dey employ de domains of popular art, street art, painting, den illustration to voice den document ein persuasions. Na he exhibit widely insyd Ghana den West Africa, wey dey build a niche as an emerging contemporary Ghanaian artist for de West African art scene.[1]

Early life

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Dem born am insyd Accra, Ghana, Bright attend Accra Academy wey he study Visual Arts for ein senior high school education, before he proceed go Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) make he study for BFA den MFA degrees insyd painting.[2] He plete ein first degree insyd 2011 wey he serve as a teaching assistant de year wey dey follow.

Career

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He begin by he dey exhibit ein artworks via social media wey he sanso dey paint for wall murals top insyd de streets of Accra. Na he feature insyd chaw art exhibitions insyd Ghana den abroad. Sam dey include: Art X Lagos Exhibition insyd Nigeria,[3] blockbuster exhibitions by Blaxtarlines insyd Kumasi den de Chale Wote Street Art Festival insyd Accra.

Insyd 2016, he win de Kuenyehia Prize for Contemporary Ghanaian Art at an event dem hold at de Ringway Estates insyd Accra.[4][5] Bright thru de years use social media make he dey share ein works den dey provok powerful sentiments around de themes he dey explore insyd ein illustrations den paintings.

Na he sanso participate insyd group shows insyd Accra, Paris, Johannesburg den Los Angeles. Insyd October 2017 he feature insyd de October edition of CNN African Voices.[6] Na he sanso dey for de Barclays L'Atelier Art Competition ein 2017 list of top 10 artists.[7][8][9]

Style

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Ein style be a satirical re-presentation of Ghanaian sociopolitical den religious issues insyd an incisive manner wey dey provoke conversations, sparks debate den elicits response. He dey draw huge inspiration from Fela Kuti den oda great African heroes as de subject of ein works dey depict de unapologetic manner insyd make he dey relay ein messages.

He dey believe de music culture get certain power make edey influence den dey inspire people wey der be always de use of double den triples entendre wey dey provide entry points into sam of de discussions wey de artwork dey generate.

Awards

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  • Insyd 2016 Bright Ackwerh win de Kuenyehia Prize for Contemporary Ghanaian Art award.[10]

References

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  1. ↑ "Bright Ackwerh". UNESCO (in English). 20 April 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Artist Bright Ackwerh shares insights into the impact of popular art". ashesi education (in British English). Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Art X Lagos, Exhibition of Works by Bright Tetteh Ackwerh, Latifah Iddriss, Owusu Ankomah & Marigold Akufo-Addo, November 2016". ANO. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "Bright Ackwerh wins 2016 Kuenyehia prize for Contemporary Ghanaian Art" (in American English). 18 April 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  5. ↑ The Mirror,"Bright Ackwerh is art prize winner", Graphic Online, 22 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Es,"7 Artworks From Bright Ackwerh" Archived 2019-03-20 at the Wayback Machine, How Ghana, 26 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "World Press Freedom Day 2018". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  8. ↑ Adie Vanessa Offiong,"Bright Ackwerh: My art and I", Daily Trust, 15 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Bright Ackwerh Uses His Polarizing Satirical Illustrations To Tell the Hard Truths of the World". okayafrica. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "Bright Ackwerh wins 2016 Kuenyehia Prize for Contemporary Ghanaian Art". GhanaWeb (in English). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
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