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20-Jun-2015 Albert Babatunde

African Canvas Painting Oh Africa _African painting on canvas_Ghana).jpg

Accra, Ghana

Oh Africa is a painting by Albert Babatunde, Acrylic on Canvas, 2013 is work that explores the socio-political dimension of Ghanaian (West African) African society. This particular painting focuses on the colonial and post colonial impacts on Africa. Africa is depicted as a map and a boy just about crawling on his feet is looking up to this gigentic map with a lot of confusion and fascination. The different institutions that has caused this confusion include the religious missionary efforts, colonisation and salvery.

Albert Babatinde: is a ghanaian artist of Nigerian origins. He has been working with AZIS and other northern Ghanaian artists who have come to settle in Nima or the the Zongo areas of Accra. They are mostly responsible for the street art festival known as as Chalewotte which is becoiming a an annual festival in in Accra. One of their main activitist is Baba Musah Swallah.

Medion AG MD 86497
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