Yinka Shonibare.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Bloomsbury Press.

Series:

theEYE

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arts and literature--Africa.

Arts and literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file)

Distribution:

London: Bloomsbury Video. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2022.

Other Title:

Bloomsbury Video Library.

Place of Publication:

Illuminations TV Ltd. 2001.

Biography/History:

Yinka Shonibare CBE, RA is a British-Nigerian artist Living in the United Kingdom. His work explores cultural identity, colonialism and post-colonialism within the contemporary context of globalisation. A hallmark of his art is the brightly coloured Dutch wax fabric he uses .

Summary:

Yinka Shonibare is a painter, photographer and installation artist, whose art is influenced by both the cultures of Nigeria, where he grew up, and Britain, where he studied and now lives. He has exhibited widely all over the world, and this film profile includes exhibitions filmed in London, Rotterdam and Stockholm. His paintings and his sculptural installations make extensive use of dyed fabrics, which became popular in West Africa after independence. But many of these textiles betray Indonesian influences, are manufactured in Holland and are purchased by the artist in Brixton in south London. The complexities of nationality and identity, of history and ethnicity, post-colonialism and today's global economy, form the intellectual and aesthetic arena in which Shonibare works His works have a strongly contemporary feel, but at the same time they engage with the traditions and masterworks of western art history. The results are witty and playful, sensuous and poetic. .

Credits:

Producer, Illuminations TV Ltd.

ISBN:

9781350912663

OCLC:

1356504206

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.