Ekow Nimako | |
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![]() Ekow Nimako (right) with
Chris Tucker, 2014 | |
Born | 1979
Côte-des-Neiges, Canada |
Website |
ekownimako |
Ekow Nimako (born 1979 [1] [2] in Côte-des-Neiges [3]) is a Ghanaian Canadian artist known for creating sculptures out of Lego. [4] [5] [6] His Lego sculptures focus mainly on African culture, history, and futurism. [4] [6] Nimako uses primarily black Lego. [7]
Nimako studied art at York University in Toronto, Canada. [1] [5]
In 2014 he received a Canadian grant to showcase his art during the country's Black History Month. [4] [8] His work has since been exhibited internationally. Countries that have exhibited his work include Germany, South Korea, and the UK. [9] [10]
One of his early favorite pieces is a statue titled Flower Girl. [9] [7] The piece was designed to highlight the lost innocence of African girls taken to the West due to the slave trade. [4] [8] Several of Nimako's works are part of a series, such as his "Mythos" and "Amorphia" series, which feature mythical creatures, and masks, respectively. [11] One of his most recent works is a commissioned piece titled The Great Turtle Race. [4] [12]
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Ekow Nimako | |
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![]() Ekow Nimako (right) with
Chris Tucker, 2014 | |
Born | 1979
Côte-des-Neiges, Canada |
Website |
ekownimako |
Ekow Nimako (born 1979 [1] [2] in Côte-des-Neiges [3]) is a Ghanaian Canadian artist known for creating sculptures out of Lego. [4] [5] [6] His Lego sculptures focus mainly on African culture, history, and futurism. [4] [6] Nimako uses primarily black Lego. [7]
Nimako studied art at York University in Toronto, Canada. [1] [5]
In 2014 he received a Canadian grant to showcase his art during the country's Black History Month. [4] [8] His work has since been exhibited internationally. Countries that have exhibited his work include Germany, South Korea, and the UK. [9] [10]
One of his early favorite pieces is a statue titled Flower Girl. [9] [7] The piece was designed to highlight the lost innocence of African girls taken to the West due to the slave trade. [4] [8] Several of Nimako's works are part of a series, such as his "Mythos" and "Amorphia" series, which feature mythical creatures, and masks, respectively. [11] One of his most recent works is a commissioned piece titled The Great Turtle Race. [4] [12]
This article needs additional or more specific
categories. (June 2024) |