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Robert Aryeetey was selected by the Ghana government to produce a specially commissioned work presented to HM Queen Elizabeth II.
In his most recent exhibitions, Robert presents paintings interspersed with spray-like effects, huts, baobab trees and geometric figures painted in cool colours that evoke the mystery of Ghana’s northern region and the Savannah landscape.
Interested in the architecture of the old parts of Accra, Aryeetey has produced a series of paintings depicting the changing city of his home with Zongo Lane (Old City) being a prime example. And yet, Robert Aryeetey feels able to express his artistry with many different techniques, unimpeded by prejudice in any form.
Gabriel Eklou (Ghana)
“I started painting as a child. Then, as now, I discovered an inexplicable inner force that demanded outward expression.”
Gabriel Eklou is a prolific, self-taught, painter whose symbolic landscapes have been exhibited worldwide and can now be found in private and corporate collections.
His style is characterised by subdivided fields with diverse shades of pastels, alongside muted colours that appear secondary to his compositions. He often creates symbolic landscapes, comprising scenes that depict extremely exaggerated figures, all recalling images of Ghanaian folklore. The effect is a kind of empathy, while taking viewers out of their everyday reality and into Eklou’s hyper-reality. Undeniably, he has an uncanny ability to manipulate colours with ease.
Although principally resident in Ghana, Eklou works regularly in Canada where he has established The Motherland Studio. He has kept a steady pace of exhibitions since 1996, which has included shows in Lome, Munich, London, Copenhagen, Accra and Kumasi.
Stephen Gwoktcho (Uganda)
“They call me ‘the ultimate Independence Kid,’ born at midnight on 9th October 1962, just as the Union Jack was lowered and Uganda’s flag was raised.”
Stephen is a renowned portrait artist, a realist, using abstract techniques. Striking colours and sensitive lines characterize his works, which make use of both watercolours and oil on canvas.
Artist of the month at Alliance Française de Kampala on several occasions, Stephen Gwoktcho has enjoyed a succession of solo exhibitions at the AFRIKART Gallery in Kampala since March 2005. Gwoktcho branched out internationally three years ago in New York City, courtesy of the Ugandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was among four East African artists whose work was exhibited in India at the TAC Art Gallery, Rajguru Nagar.
One of Stephen’s proudest achievements has been using his art to transform a former cinema into the Kampala Pentecostal Church.
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