Foster Sakyiamah

This portrait of a stylish Ghanian woman embodies the signature style of artist Foster Sakyiamah. Notable for their contrasting, curvilinear patterns and vibrant colors, Sakyiamah’s paintings document and celebrate the everyday people and fashions of the people of Ghana, where he lives and works. Sakyiamah’s portraits convey a psychological attitude or state of mind through the facial expressions of the figures, their fashion styles, and through their body language. The intense graphic quality of his compositions is an expression of Sakyiamah’s appreciation for popular culture, as well as a reflection of his own interests in the history and principles of design. Sakyiamah is equally interested in the abstract and the figurative aspects of his paintings. His use of abstract patterns and designs contributes to the sense of movement that gives his paintings their intrinsic dynamism.