Lynette yiadom boakye biography of alberta canada

Yiadom-Boakye describes her work as being ahistorical, set amidst fictional scenes which are enhanced by the titles of each piece and cites artists like Chris Offili and Lisa Yuskavage as influences on her practice. Working in a loosely gestural style, she often depicts people of color set amidst muted backgrounds. Yiadom-Boakye lives and works in London, UK.

Her paintings are rooted in traditional formal considerations such as line, color, and scale, and can be self-reflexive about the medium itself, but the subjects and the way in which the paint is handled is decidedly contemporary. Her predominantly black cast of characters often attracts attention. But my starting point is always the language of painting itself and how that relates to the subject matter.

This perceptive and engaging publication provides a comprehensive account of Yiadom-Boakye's practice over the past two decades.

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