El Anatsui was born in Anyako, and trained at the College of Art, University of Science and Technology, in Kumasi, in central Ghana. He began teaching at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 1975, and has become affiliated with the Nsukka group.Anatsui's preferred media is clay and wood, which he uses to create objects based on traditional Ghanaian beliefs and other subjects. He has cut wood with chainsaws and blackened it with acetylene torches.
El Anatsui`s art work is very much different. his art work is very big and takes up alot of space altough at the same time is beautiful. his art work is made up of many different objects which could be called recycleable altough he does not consider himself to be recyceling. many of his art work, i would say has kind of an quilt like aperance and has many peices of metal sewn together.
His concernes manily with his art work is africas history and the way africa has formed over time. he is very concerned with his country and rifely should be.
i think his art work is amazing it is the type of art that you sit and wonder how did he make this and why did he make this. i think that resurching on this man was fun and very interesting.
links to pictures
http://feltworks.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/el-anatsui01a.jpg
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