Oscar Quarshie Nelson

b. 2000, Ghana

Oscar Quarshie Nelson (b. 2000) is a Ghanaian painter. He studied visual arts at Holy Trinity Cathedral Senior High School and later developed his skills as a studio assistant to graduates of the Ghanatta College of Art and Design. His work is part of the contemporary Ghanaian tradition of figurative portraiture. He paints his brothers, friends and colleagues in moments of calm or action, set against bright monochrome backgrounds and in harmony with nature. He achieves the glow and texture of the skin by laying interwoven threads onto oil paint applied thickly with a palette knife; the dark brown skin tones contrast with flat Western clothing.

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