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Painting Us

  • Tshepang Pooe
  • Jan 21, 2018
  • 1 min read

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, "The Courtesy of a Saint", 2012. (image courtesy of interview magazine.com)

Images of black people performing ordinary acts. British-Ghanaian artist Lynette Yiadom-Boakye boasts the presence of black people in her simple and light-aired compositions. Her loose brushstrokes capture a dynamic livelihood which is sometimes contrasted by still and endearing figures in her paintings. The intimacy of the portrayal of the figures begs the viewer to engage with the personhood of the subject. In this portrayal of her subjects, and in painting us as we are, Yiadom-Boakye conveys the often-overlooked personhood of black people.

Below are a few of my favourite paintings from her enchanting body of work:

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, "8am Cadiz", 2017. (image courtesy of interview magazine.com)

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, "No Affiliation with Coyote", 2009. (image courtesy of culturetype.com)

Lynette Yiadiom-Boakye, "A Configuration", 2017. (image courtesy of interviewmagazine.com)

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, "Willow Strip", 2017. (image courtesy of interview magazine.com)

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, "A Leant Hand", 2016. (image courtesy of interview magazine.com)
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, "Light of the Lit Wick", 2017. (image courtesy of art net.com)

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, unknown, unknown. (image courtesy of akatasia.com).

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, "4pm Friday", 2015. (image courtesy of culture type.com)

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