Offering a laugh that exposes sharp teeth, a four-eyed figure is depicted in this eye-catching watercolor painting from Ghana. Bright Lamptey paints this composition, featuring intricate motifs in black that evoke traditional African folk art. A blue wash completes this painting, which arrives in a mat board passe-partout.
"While attending senior high school, I discovered that I also had a talent for painting, so I started painting full-time after finishing my tertiary education."
Update March 2023 "I come from a family of painters — my father, mother and sister are all established painters....Update March 2023
"I come from a family of painters — my father, mother and sister are all established painters. Watching my family paint, it was natural for me to become interested in art. My talent for art and painting flourished while in high school, and I've continued developing my artistic ability since completing my tertiary education in digital marketing. Today, I'm a full-time painter and artist.
"My art could be described as Neo-Africanism. That is, an art form that incorporates the African philosophical and cultural universe as a starting point.
"Borrowing from the vocabulary of African motifs, our batik tradition and textile imagery, I've created an art form that encapsulates African traditions, customs, and values. This incorporation of African traditional values is my prime mode of inspiration. I use gouache, paper, and canvas as my prime media, and the expressionist technique of painting."
Bright's participation in the maiden edition of the CFAO Young Talent Art Competition (2022) brought visibility to his art form and practice. The CFAO, Young Talent Art Competition organized in collaboration with SoView Gallery in East Legon, Accra, is to give young artists living in Ghana the opportunity to display their talents whilst supporting the development of Arts in Ghana.
Emerging as the second prize winner, Bright's painting of three maidens endowed with three eyes on a journey was described as having "a surreal [but] yet abstract approach." The artist explained that journeys can also be a mental one requiring the ability to see into the future and plan towards it, hence the extra eye. It was a moment of achievement for him, and he was profoundly proud of his contribution to the emerging art scene in Ghana.
Influenced by a philosophy of neo-Africanism as an art form, Bright sees the African social, political, economic, and cultural environment as the inspiration for his artistic practice. An art form that reflects his reality.
Original Bio
“Hello everyone! My name is Bright Lamptey. I am a young, talented painter born in Lagos, Nigeria in 1994. I am the second born of my parents, Edward Adeniran Lamptey and Roseline Adeniran Lamptey.
“I come from a background of painters. I grew up watching my dad and older sister paint. This is how I got interested in this art. While attending senior high school, I discovered that I also had a talent for painting, so I started painting full-time after finishing my tertiary education.
“I use gouache, brushes, paper, and canvas; and I use the expressionist technique of painting. I usually paint in my room at home. First, I make sketches, and then paint over them.
“I recently graduated from the Polytechnic, majoring in Leisure and Tourism and Hospitality Management. My painting went professional three months after graduating from the Polytechnic. My dream is to become a professor of Hospitality Management, but I will still continue with my art.
“Painting is a family art and I really enjoy it. I have a lot of creativity in me, so I don’t think I will stop painting any time soon. I get my inspiration from school and from my family. I teach some of the school kids in my neighborhood, since I want to pass my knowledge on to others.
“My dad, who is an established NOVICA artist, introduced me to NOVICA. I am very happy to be a part of NOVICA, because it will me give an international platform to showcase and sell my works. Aside from being a renowned painter, I also want to make a living out of my craft.”
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