Yellow is the colour
ahmad rufai zakari (1990 –)
Ghanaian artist Ahmad Rufai Zakari creates striking figurative collages using found objects to explore consumerism & labor in contemporary Ghana. Reimagine women's lives through powerful art.
Nubuke Foundation (Accra, Ghana)
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Rufai Zakari (b. 1990, Ghanaian), an artist based in Accra and Bawku, examines consumerism, environmental pollution, labour and trade, and the perils of industrialisation in the contemporary Ghanaian society. His art practice involves using found objects including plastic bags, food packages and plastic bottles. He is the founder of the Bawku-based Rujab Eco-art Foundation. Zakari has previously exhibited in CirculArt: A Sustainable Art Exhibition (2019), Casa Trasacco, Accra; Violence Against Woman Group Art (2018), Accra-Ghana; Yoomo Be Ga Recycle Art Exhibition (2017), Museum of Science and Technology, Accra; Nima Muhinmanchi Art (NMA) (2012) Group Exhibition, Alliance Francaise, Accra among others.
Sobre esta obra
- Título: Yellow is the colour
- Artista: ahmad rufai zakari
- Año: 2020
- Formato: Square
- Estado de derechos de autor: Bajo derechos de autor
- Ubicación: Nubuke Foundation
- Movimiento: Contemporary Collage
- Técnica y materiales: Collage
- Contexto del corpus: ghanaian social commentary , environmental urgency
- Palabras clave: modern ghanaian art , recycled art , eco-art ghana
Datos clave
- Year: 2020
- Title: Yellow is the colour
- Subject or theme: Consumerism, environment, and femininity
- Artist: Ahmad Rufai Zakari
- Medium: Acrylic paint and found plastic objects


