African Style

Set at dusk in a field of gold, Kwesi Botchway dresses his subject in swathes of cerulean for the second portrait in a trio of silkscreen prints.

In both pose and attire, Botchway’s sitter embodies effervescent African style. Surrounded by luxurious colour and texture, the elegant woman captures the attention of the viewer with compelling eye contact. Her deep complexion is layered with purple cross-hatching, a signature of Botchway's Afro-Impressionist painting style. With hand-finished details, added to the eyes, lips and nails in acrylic paint, the artist draws focus to areas where his subject's emotions are revealed.

“My work compels the viewer to become physically and emotionally invested in the subject’s story.”