Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui.
Last updated on December 24, 2024.
El Anatsui is a Ghanaian sculptor active for much of his career in Nigeria. He has drawn particular international attention for his "bottle-top installations". These installations consist of thousands of aluminum pieces sourced from alcohol recycling stations and sewn together with copper wire, which are then transformed into metallic cloth-like wall sculptures. Such materials, while seemingly stiff and sturdy, are actually free and flexible, which often helps with manipulation when installing his sculptures.
Art is a reflection on life. Life isn’t something we can cut and fix. It’s always in a state of flux.
If you touch something you leave a charge on it, and anybody else touching it connects with you, in a way.
I wish that I spoke more languages because I think each language is a window completely.
I come from a place where you have a lot of sky. But [in New York City] you have to really look up to realize that there is eventually sky, somewhere. ...Sky is not a common commodity.