Contemporary artist Kwesi Botchway documents contemporary African culture through his stylized paintings, highlighting the idea of beauty in relation to the Black experience. Color plays an important role in expressing one’s character, community, culture, and language. Botchway's rendering of black skin incorporates purple hues, evoking connotations of royalty wealth, grandeur, mystery, magic, seduction, and wisdom.

While some of his subjects are inspired by people around him, others are born out of his imagination. The source of emotion is also inherent from the vivacious colors creating a connection between the viewer and the painting. Additionally, his subject matter depicts black people in everyday situations inspired by socio-political events around the world, with a strong desire to elevate a community of minorities. His latest creations focus on the Black Lives Matter movement. 

Botchway attempts to rewrite the history of art giving way to African culture. He critiques the colonial history of portraiture, and the stereotypical depiction of the Black subject in scenes labor and slavery. He diverts by giving prominence, power, and individuality to his subjects, who take center stage.

The artist takes stylistic notes from 19th century French impressionism and other modes of academic painting. Some of his works are reminiscent of classical paintings such as Vermeer’s Girl With a Pearl Earring. In Green Fluffy Coat (2020) the subject strikes a resmblant pose as Vermeer's masterpiece, though Botchway embellishes it in his own signature style. He plays with tropes of the European arts canon, reimagining existing art historical and political narratives.