Question 5
Write notes on Ato Delaquis with particular reference to:
- origin;
- area of specialization;
- art training;
- any three contributions to the development of art;
- any two examples of his artwork;
- any one characteristics of his artwork.
Observation
Majority of the candidates avoided this question. The performance was poor. The candidates were expected to answer in the following way:
(a) Origin
- Ghana.
(b) Area of specialization
- Painting.
- Printmaking.
(c) Art training
- Trained at University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.
- Trained also at the Temple University in Philadelphia, USA.
(d) Contributions to the development of art
- Produced paintings that focus on the studies of modern youth culture in Africa.
- Development and promotion of art to meet modern standard.
- Exhibition of art works where young artists develop inspiration in art.
- Trained young artists.
- Painted morals at the Parliament House.
(e) Examples of his artwork
- Crowd scenes (series).
- Murals at Parliament house in Accra.
- Murals at Rothmans International, Accra.
- Xylophone players.
- Dzinto (Naming Ceremony).
- Fishermen and death of Safohence.
- Bamboo Dioco.
- Circular Market.
- Market frenzy.
- Hausa dispatch rider.
(f) Characteristics of his artwork
- Paintings ranges from realism to abstraction.
- Figures are found busy and relating.
- Colours used to show human moods.
- Uses oil, acrylic, watercolour, pastel to execute his works.
- He explores pointillism technique.
- He employed the use of the following techniques, etching, lithography, lino cut and screen printing in producing artworks.
- Emphasis on form, proportion, colour gradation and perspective.