Joshua Oheneba-Takyi, Turning Tables, 2023

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oil on canvas

180 x 220 x 3.5 cm
70 7/8 x 86 5/8 x 1 3/8 in

Joshua Oheneba-Takyi made his debut at the gallery with a solo exhibition featuring a new series of paintings he calls 'Lost in a Memory' exploring the making and perception of...

Joshua Oheneba-Takyi made his debut at the gallery with a solo exhibition featuring a new series of paintings he calls 'Lost in a Memory' exploring the making and perception of memory through visual documentation of the ephemerality of instances via our interaction with chairs. The paintings expose the attachment of the subconscious to the seemingly mundane, and the extent to which they have an affectation on our affairs as objective commentators and passive participants. Capturing the moment of stillness, emphasising the physical limitation of mobility in confrontation with memory is the central theme in this body of work. Oheneba-Takyi takes on a psychological approach to figurative representation. The dramatic, dance-like poses are rendered in a moody color palate. Broad brushtrokes and seemingly unfinished segments of the canvas reveal a rawness indicative of the artist's hand and the emotions he aims to capture.

Joshua Oheneba-Takyi is a promising young artist born in 1997 in Kumasi, Ghana. Though he formally studied science, Oheneba-Takyi devotes himself to researching and deepening his artistic practice at Creccents studio located in Accra. The young promising artist's works have been exhibited in group shows and fairs across London, New York, and Lagos, and can be found in collections including Africa First Collection, Newman Collection, and Sir David Adjaye Collection. In 2020, he was selected as the first junior fellow at the Noldor Artist Residency in Ghana.

Lost in a Memory: Joshua Oheneba-Takyi

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Joshua Oheneba-Takyi Ghana, b. 1997