Part Nigerian part British artist Yinka Shonibare was born
in London and grew up in Nigeria until his teenage years. He came back to
England to study art and contracted an illness making him severely disabled. He
now creates his artwork with the people around him to interpret his ideas to
create his wonderful works.
In his exhibition at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park he
exhibits a collection of fabric sculptures narrating climate change, politics,
current affairs and migration in a tragic but comedic way. He describes his
work as “serious and silly.” A particularly beautiful work by Shonibare is the
video for Addidio del Passato, where he recreates a piece of history exposing
his own characters in the place of notable historical figures. All dressed in
extravagant African wax prints and fabrics to contrast from their environment.
The Sculpture Park was a perfect contrast to the lively
and exuberant works by Shonibare. His work really stood out from the calm and
scenic landscape and countryside that is the Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Little Rich Girls
Fake death
video: Addio del Passato
Images courtesy of google images
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