Artist
The idea of discussing Amon Kotei’s art is necessary as there is, the need to recognise the contributions, achievements and hard work of the artists of yester-years in order to help us know where we are heading towards and to perpetuate the tradition of acknowledging good works.
14th Feb 2018 We need to reconsider the Isle within the Aisle. Many things have been left unattended. Spaces invaded, rules broken, laws not obeyed and everything is just going out of order and hand. In times like this, there’s…
[TEXTS/ ALPHABETS/NUMERALS] have become [signs and symbols] = [codes] which form the basis of written and spoken languages. They connect to the actual images they represent. Therefore, to me, they form part of an imagined community which accepts and rejects members based on their [literacy].
My work is a fusion of different clips from different places in the Kumasi Central Market. The clips are arranged in a way that, it would be difficult to focus on one clip. The various clips form one video which is projected and is made to rotate on a rotating disc. There are two rotating videos. One moves in a clockwise motion whiles the other moves in an anti-clockwise motion.
I mounted five paints that formed one united piece. In between the paintings are painted backgrounds that helps to unite the canvas paintings and the background to form that united piece.
I believe there’s definitely a relation between what is “in front” and what is “behind”