Tag: Masks

  • Myth, Masks, and LEGO: Ekow Nimako's Elaborate Afrofuturistic Sculptures

    Mythology, landscapes, and technology converge in the meticulous, Afrofuturistic sculptures of Ekow Nimako. Using thousands of black LEGO bricks, the Ghanaian-Canadian artist explores legends and folklore of the African diaspora, creating figurative embodiments of allegorical creatures and spiritual beings. Through a single, modular medium, he highlights a wide range of cultural phenomena, from graffiti writing read more

    Myth, Masks, and LEGO: Ekow Nimako's Elaborate Afrofuturistic Sculptures