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Derek Fordjour (born 1974) is an American interdisciplinary artist and educator of Ghanaian heritage who works in collage, video/film, sculpture, and painting. Fordjour lives and works in New York City .
19 de nov. de 2020 · In a bare room upstairs from his art studio inside an industrial building in the South Bronx, Derek Fordjour watched as three puppeteers brought a character drawn right out of his paintings to...
19 de nov. de 2020 · Derek Fordjour is a painter and sculptor of Ghanaian heritage, born in Memphis, Tennessee. He creates mixed-media works on canvas and wood, using cardboard, foil, newspaper and other materials, and explores themes of identity, history and culture.
Derek Fordjour is a contemporary artist who works with painting, sculpture, and installation. His works explore themes of identity, history, and culture through a vibrant and layered visual language.
7 de dic. de 2023 · Fordjour’s signature painting style involves hundreds of paper strips glued onto his canvases to create a distinctive texture before he paints over them with vibrant colors.
Fordjour began the Player Series in 2013, drawing inspiration from wanted posters, athletic trading cards, mugshots, and yearbook photos. Fordjour offers dozens of serialized portraits as a critique of institutional systems such as prisons, auctions, sports industries and education.
22 de dic. de 2023 · Derek Fordjour is a New York-based artist who presents a multimedia exhibition of new works at Petzel Gallery in November 2023. The show explores his personal and social experiences through painting, sculpture, installation and performance.
