Daniel Gyekyi Gyan

b. 1992, Ghana

Daniel Gyekyi Gyan was born in 1992 in Accra, Ghana. Interested in art from an early age, he graduated from the Ghanatta College of Art and Design in Accra. After his studies he experimented with various painting techniques until he found his own direction by combining the expressive means of Fauvism with impasto. Using acrylic paint and modelling paste, he builds bold, textured brushstrokes whose vivid colour conveys movement and energy. His focus is the person of the bustling city, fashion and style; he most often paints portraits of women, capturing natural movement and sincere emotion. His work speaks of Black beauty and identity and challenges social norms and marginalisation.

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