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THE EYE
Yinka Shonibare
26 minutes
Price
£11.99
Yinka Shonibare is a painter, photographer and installation artist, whose
art is
influenced by both the cultures of Nigeria, where he grew up, and Britain,
where
he studied and now lives. He has exhibited widely all over the world,
and this
film profile includes exhibitions filmed in London, Rotterdam and Stockholm.
His paintings
and his sculptural installations make extensive use of dyed fabrics, which
became popular in West Africa after independence. But many of these textiles
betray Indonesian
influences, are manufactured in Holland and are purchased by the artist
in Brixton in south London.
The complexities of nationality and identity, of history and ethnicity,
post-colonialism and today's
global economy, form the intellectual and aesthetic arena in which Shonibare
works.
His works have a strongly contemporary feel, but at the same time they
engage
with the traditions and masterworks of western art history.
The results are witty and playful, sensuous and poetic.
Only available
in English language
VHS, PAL and NTSC versions.
Bar code: 5060033830147