Question 5
Write notes on El- Anatsui under the following:
- nationality;
- training;
- area of specialization;
- one source of inspiration;
- four contributions to the development of art.
Observation
The question was attempted by most of the candidates. The candidates performed averagely in this question. They were expected to respond to the question in the following manner:
- Ghanaian.
- Trained at Kumasi University of Science and Technology, Ghana.
- He is a sculptor and an art educationist.
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- Abstract motifs from the Adinkra symbols of the Akan people of Ghana.
- Ulli designs of the Igbo people of Nigeria.
- The board wooden tray of the market women in Ghana.
- Broken pots of the Nsukka, Nigeria.
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- An art teacher at the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana between 1969 - 1975.
- He is a Professor of Sculpture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
- He has taken part in exhibitions and workshops both locally and internationally.
- He represented Africa during the 1990 Venice Biennale (World Art Exhibition in Venice, Greece).
- He took part in the Africa Remix Exhibition in London.
- He was a key speaker at the British Museum’s Africa 2005 Conference.
- His works can be found in:
- British Museum, London;
- World Bank Headquarters, Washington DC;
- Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo;
- National Gallery of Art, Nigeria;
- Ghana National Art Collection, Accra, Ghana.