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Contemporary light sculpture. Very stylish floorlight designed and handmade by Lawrence Kwakye. The light has a solid wooden base, brass accents and a raw metal frame with a flexible shade. The light effect is fantastic. A unique piece.
Lawrence Kwakye (1972, Utrecht) painted his first painting when he was 13 and with it, unknowingly opened the door to his artistic career. The famous writer and illustrator Tomi Ungerer called him an ‘undeniable talent’ at the time and compared him to the main character in Albert Camus’ novel ‘The Stranger’. As the son of a Ghanaian father and Hungarian mother, raised in the Netherlands, he was constantly exposed to surprises and changes in life and as such automatically developed a ‘contrasting’ view of the world, essential for the magical layering in his later work. Nothing is what you think it is.
After secondary school, Lawrence completed his study ‘Man and Leisure time’ at the Design Academy in Eindhoven, where Lidewij Edelkoort was a guiding force. Unmistakable heritage from that time is the functional and conceptual impact of the many paintings he continued to create alongside his job as designer. Until 2010 when he changed course, established himself as an independent artist and his artistic career gained momentum.
Kwakye’s cultural diversity, his sense of aesthetics, his technical innovative drive and his fascination for transition, or in other words the process of change are clearly reflected in his current work. The result is accessible, the viewer picks it up straight away, but then seduces him into a discussion about what you actually see; it is what it is. Harmony versus disharmony. Kwakye’s visual work keeps on communicating.
- Creator:Lawrence Kwakye (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 63 in (160 cm)Width: 27.56 in (70 cm)Depth: 18.51 in (47 cm)
- Style:Arts and Crafts (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 2009
- Condition:Handmade exclusive!
- Seller Location:Voorburg, NL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU204734824133
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