Observation

Most of the candidates attempted this question. The candidates that attempted this question performed very well. The candidates were expected to answer in the following way:

(a)        Nationality
-           Ghanaian.       

(b)        Training
-           Learnt from his father who was a carver.      
-           He had his secondary education at Achimota, Ghana.
-           He studied art at the Royal College of Art, London.
-           Studied sculpture and History at Columbia University.      

(c)        Area of specialization 
-           Sculpture.
-           Art education.                         

                                                                                                                       
(d)       Example of his artworks
-           The crucifix.
-           Pregnant mother and child.
-           Horn blower.
-           Dancer.
-           Birth of Ghana.
-           Akuaba figures.
-           Awakening Africa.
-           Parliamentary doors.
-           Blackmans stoicism. 

(e)        Contributions to the development of art
-           He exhibited in Ghana, Nigeria and the United States of America.
-           He was the curator of the book Sculpture in Ghana.
-           Vincent Kofi stands out as one of Ghana’s most prominent artists.
-           He explored traditional concept.
-           Vincent Kofi prompted the study of contemporary Ghanaian art.
-           He taught at the Winneba Teacher Training College.
-           He was a member of the Ghanaian delegation at the First World Festival of Negro Arts, Dakar, Senegal.
-           He established an art gallery in Ghana.
-           Delivered lectures in Ghana and internationally.
-           Introduced Ghanaian indigenous concepts into art.
-           Member of the cultural delegation to the Mexico Olympic Games.
-           Encouraged the use of organic shapes like cylindrical shapes of tree trunks in artworks.
-           Encouraged artists to be interested in larger and massive forms.