Samuel Sowatey
Bio
Samuel Sowatey (1997 in La Accra Ghana)
Samuel started his dream job as an artist in 2012, when he was in high school, despite the challenges he was facing : he never had the right materials and tools to work with, he had to create them for himself, and by applying the old style of producing his materials.
2015, when he completed high school, he came home. With some good grades but, there was no help, from his parents. He joined his grandfather as a handyman ,from then he started saving the little money but by then I was still painting practicing on his own using references to make him better and better,
2016 to 2017 was the year he started as a full time artist, and after several tries he set up an art exhibition at Omanye house gallery in Ghana, he was rejected twice but on the third attempt he got his works there to exhibit 2018 to 2019.
Since then his lasts shows have been: The Boundary, Beyond Figure Arushi Gallery (Los Angeles), ArtVilnius, Tumo Gallery, Sharing a Moment. Contemporary Art Exhibition Tumo Gallery, THE TRUE SELF. Contemporary African Art Exhibition, Tumo Gallery, My Profile Chilly Art Projects, Contemporary African Art: The Dreams and Realities of Identity (Exhibition at Lithuanian National Museum of Art), Tumo Gallery, 4 x 4 + 1 Chilli Art Projects. Pinta Miami. Espacio Liquido Gallery
Statement
Samuel developed the trails of the broom style, the most powerful style ever which he paint with the African broomsticks made from palm trees.
His inspiration comes from black identity, the strength of the black skin.
There is this one thing he always want to say, we are all one people but deferent colors.
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
