Yinka Shonibare MBE
by: Deshawn Brown
Yinka
Shonibare MBE was born in 1962 in London. At the age of 3 he moved from London to Lagos, Nigeria where he was raise by two Nigerian parents. When he turned 17, decide to leave his parents and return to London to study Fine Art. He began his studies at Byam School of Art, which is called Central Saint Martins College now. Later he received his MFA at Goldsmiths College. In the world of photography, he's seen as a "disable Artist," but doesn't let that stop him from executing his vision. Shonibare's father was a lawyer and disapproved of his becoming an artist, that's until he was invited to a party at the Windsor Castle, realizing the worth of his son's endeavours.
Shonibare’s work explores issues of race and class through the media of painting, sculpture, photography and film, questioning the meaning of cultural and national definitions. His trademark material is the brightly colored ‘African’ batik fabric he buys in London. The fabric was inspired by Indonesian design, mass-produced by the Dutch and eventually sold to the colonies in West Africa.\ His work, exploring colonialism, has been exhibited widely. In 2010, Nelson's Ship in a Bottle became his first public art commission. In 2013, Shonibare was announced as patron of the annual Shape Arts Open exhibition, where disabled and non-disabled artists are invited to submit work in response to an open theme. That year Shonibare took part in Art Wars submitting a piece called IPod Invader. In December 2016, one of his Wind Sculpture pieces was installed in front of the National Museum of African Art in Washington, DC.
by: Deshawn Brown
Shonibare’s work explores issues of race and class through the media of painting, sculpture, photography and film, questioning the meaning of cultural and national definitions. His trademark material is the brightly colored ‘African’ batik fabric he buys in London. The fabric was inspired by Indonesian design, mass-produced by the Dutch and eventually sold to the colonies in West Africa.\ His work, exploring colonialism, has been exhibited widely. In 2010, Nelson's Ship in a Bottle became his first public art commission. In 2013, Shonibare was announced as patron of the annual Shape Arts Open exhibition, where disabled and non-disabled artists are invited to submit work in response to an open theme. That year Shonibare took part in Art Wars submitting a piece called IPod Invader. In December 2016, one of his Wind Sculpture pieces was installed in front of the National Museum of African Art in Washington, DC.
The website is a basic white. At the bottom of the page the
viewer can look at all his current work and the site provides his complete biography. No artist statements, but the image is the main attraction. Something that I will take away from his work would be the vibrant colors he used in a lot of her pieces and see how I can make that work for a lot of my photos.
more big pictures (image search) and what can you bring away from this work that addresses your photos?
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