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.