Osman Salifu

Motorcycle Love - Painting, Acrylic on canvas

2022

Osman Salifu 1992 - Current Ride, 2022 Acrylic on canvas 150 x 152 cm 59 x 59 7/8 in

Chinezim Moghalu 1992 - Current Aids, 2024 Acrylic and pastel on canvas 132 x 117 cm 52 x 46 in

My grandfather died before I was born. Although I never knew him, the domestic legends that my mother and father told about him helped to create, in my childhood fantasy, an almost ...

This large vertical painting measures 60 inches high and 48 inches wide. The sides are a continuation of the dyed linen. This artwork is stretched and ready to hang. Philip Letsu is a Ghanaian artist currently living and working in Ho, Ghana. Komla’s practice is driven by the significant need to document urban lifestyles and culture. Focusing on the power memories and imagination in relation to representation and identity formation, Philip creates paintings that confronts issues surrounding representation with the intention to document that which is neglected. In his words, Letsu expresses, “My greatest inspiration is the innermost satisfaction derived after a quiet time, when I take some time off to explore positive energies found within to make paintings that feed the visual need and breed the admiration from people." Philip Letsu studied in the prestigious Ghanatta College of Arts and design in Ghana in 2016 - the same school that has produced many significant artists like Amoako Boafo...