Éric Odartey
Ghana • 2000
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Eric Odartey Cruickshank, professionally known as "lines being" is a versatile and self-taught artist born in Accra, Ghana in the year 2000. He aims to preserve and project black identity through the use of lines in his works of art.
He believes that there is a strong relationship between lines and human figures, as the ideas and ideas originate from the line patterns on the native basket that were mainly used by his ancestors in various activities: home use and traditional uses.
The lines express mood and feelings. Among his role models and mentors in the art world is Amoako Boafo, a Ghanaian contemporary artist based in Vienna, Austria.
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Who is the artist?
Eric Odartey Cruickshank, professionally known as "lines being" is a versatile and self-taught artist born in Accra, Ghana in the year 2000. He aims to preserve and project black identity through the use of lines in his works of art.
He believes that there is a strong relationship between lines and human figures, as the ideas and ideas originate from the line patterns on the native basket that were mainly used by his ancestors in various activities: home use and traditional uses.
The lines express mood and feelings. Among his role models and mentors in the art world is Amoako Boafo, a Ghanaian contemporary artist based in Vienna, Austria.
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What is Éric Odartey’s artistic movement?
The artistic movements of the artists are: Black Painters, Top Selling Young Artists of the Year, African Aesthetic, Emerging Black Artists, Neoclassical portraits, Black Arts Movement, New Objectivity, Neo-expressionism
When was Éric Odartey born?
The year of birth of the artist is: 2000