
Gideon Appah Ghana, b. 1987
Night watcher, 2020
Oil and acrylic on canvas
244 x 183 cm
96 1/8 x 72 1/8 in
96 1/8 x 72 1/8 in
In this new body of work, Appah expands on his mystical landscapes and dreamlike narratives in large-scale oil paintings. He depicts surreal scenes of unknown figures populating natural landscapes. Introducing...
In this new body of work, Appah expands on his mystical landscapes and dreamlike narratives in large-scale oil paintings. He depicts surreal scenes of unknown figures populating natural landscapes. Introducing jewel-like greens alongside washes of peach and pops of colour, these works reveal barely clothed figures against scenes miraged with tropes from legend and myth.
Through nostalgic blues and verdigris, his worlds are abstracted and fragmented, with glimpses of nature and ghostly reflections barely visible. Through these ethereal works, Appah focuses on presence or feelings evoked, in turn alluding to the organic transformations of memories over time. Using thick, rough application of acrylic to build up his compositions, his works respond directly to his own familial stories, whilst also reflecting on a country’s national history.
Through nostalgic blues and verdigris, his worlds are abstracted and fragmented, with glimpses of nature and ghostly reflections barely visible. Through these ethereal works, Appah focuses on presence or feelings evoked, in turn alluding to the organic transformations of memories over time. Using thick, rough application of acrylic to build up his compositions, his works respond directly to his own familial stories, whilst also reflecting on a country’s national history.
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