Fowokan | |
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| Born | Kenness George Kelly 1 April 1943 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Self-taught |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Notable work | Say it Loud (2001), Property of a Gentleman 1807 (c. 1996), |
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George "Fowokan" Kelly (born 1 April 1943)[1] is a Jamaican-born visual artist who lives in Britain and exhibits using the name "Fowokan" (a Yoruba word meaning: "one who creates with the hand"). He is a largely self-taught artist, who has been practising sculpture since 1980. His work is full of the ambivalence he sees in the deep-rooted spiritual and mental conflict between the African and the European. Fowokan's work is rooted in the traditions of pre-colonial Africa and ancient Egypt rather than the Greco-Roman art of the west. He has also been a jeweller, essayist, poet[2] and musician (a former member of the funk group Cymande in the early 1970s).
- ^ "George ‘Fowokan’ Kelly, Icon of the Black British arts movement" Archived 5 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Sam Kelly website. February 1998
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