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Ghanaian Artist Bright Ackwerh Discusses His Influences, Art in Accra and How Art and the Imagination Impact Each Other.

My name is Kekle, (which translates as Bright in the English language) Tetteh Ackwerh. I would best describe myself as an emerging artist from Ghana.

Beyond creating objects or making gestures we may readily or not categorize as “Art” in the traditional sense, I have always been interested in asking questions. I grew up in a home where our Father was the unquestionable head, so I had very strict rules to live by. What I do now could be classified as a reaction to my own upbringing and the many other rules society expects me to follow and live by. Some of my work has been featured in exhibitions but most of my work is displayed on social media. I have had to learn a lot and read some materials on art and the thoughts that initiate the various kinds of dialogue art pushes so as to keep abreast of the interesting developments in the art world. It hasn’t been easy but I am not where I was last year so I would say I have and continue to make progress.

The illustrations I make are very personal pieces. There is this charged imaginary line between what is realistic and what is portrayed by the mainstream channels, and this space is where most of my illustration series cross. I always try to question what the mainstream portrays if I see its overall effects to be adverse. My work is influenced by hip hop music, Afrocentricity, socio-cultural philosophies, local mythology…the list is endless. I could also make a list of artists whose own experiments rub me positively but that’s a story for another day.

Accra, much like the rest of the world, has always had its art production scene so it would be an undoing to call it ‘emerging’. Recent readings on the tag make it denote some sense of negativity I would not like to push. The art production in this part of the world has always been there and buzzing actively in its own right. The only downside would be its exclusion from the positive grand narratives of the mainstream. In recent years, art exhibitions and fairs have become mainstays on the calendars of cultural events in Ghana and we have had good representation at some of the biggest and most prestigious art events in the world.

In Accra, there are galleries spread all over town but in my opinion the best (most exciting) work you can find around these parts is in the ‘streets’. The curious experiments of emerging artists are always the most refreshing because once an artist becomes successful (or institutionalized) you tend to see the same kind of work from them all the time.

Philosophy, philosophy… I don’t like to put tags on myself and my work but if there is a mantra I live and work by it would be to question everything I encounter. The questioning of course comes in the form of creating thought-provoking art.

The future for me is now. If the space we live in is responsible for inspiring our creativity then we must do well to send back some of the positive energy we generate from the exchange we have with it. The various strategies artists work with allows for more sensitive research which could provide more effective solutions for the problems we face in the world today. I hope the interrogations I make with my work today serve as interesting imaginaries for the people who encounter it to navigate the world with.

Find him on instagram.

baastratadeg

He was my teaching assistant back in uni,he is extremely good 👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

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I love this

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Artwork by Nicolas Welty https://www.behance.net/welty-nine

beystopher

These would look so dope on shirts

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Cubert gif by Nathan Anderson

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ruinedchildhood

My grandma when she find out I haven’t eaten yet

wiggymythwinter

shit your grandma a power ranger

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sudwalla

and they are batman??? and the power ranger is batmans grandma??

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obssessiveoverthingsishouldntb-2

It makes sense. We heard of Batmans parents dying, but not of the grandparents. Grandma out there with the gang looking for who put out the hit.

foxphaser

CHANGE IS SCARY

tunedondada

bro preaching change & positivity 👌🏽

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buzzfeed

Here Are 28 Things Millennials Are Killing In Cold Blood

betterbemeta

no mercy run

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randomly-crazy

Lets just Imagine Katy got bandz with a Bigger gun...

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He really be making sense.

camronspink-mink

When he first said this on snap I lost my mind.

ororomunroedontpullout

Get a boat.

izukukuzi

huuuuuuuh becca 😂

ororomunroedontpullout

It can be deep. Getting a boat shows that you are willing to put in extra into mending the relationship and putting effort to go back and change.

izukukuzi

ayeeeeee, me on my way to repair the relationships I cut off 👌

ededdandeddy

Friendly reminder that Ed ate an entire slide just because there was a pebble in his shoe.

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Man of the moment Keanu Reeves has shown his generosity by giving away £50 million of his earnings from the Matrix sequels. The 38-year-old decided to hand over the money to the unsung heroes of the sci-fi blockbusters - the costume and special effects teams.

drst

*fistbump*

bitchwhoyoukiddin

Confirmed. He’s also dumped millions into cancer research. I really do love Keanu Reeves a lot.

fluffy-overlord

Keanu Reeves is like the nicest person. He still lives in an apartment/flat and he gives most of his money away to charities and people who need it. He even invites some paparazzi people to sit down and eat with him when he’s at a coffee shop or restaurant. He’s such a nice person.

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When I was working on the UWS, one of my delivery guys accidentally backed his scooter into a parked car in front of the restaurant. I went out to help, since the driver didn’t speak much English, and it turned out the car belonged to Keanu Reeves. He helped us pick the scooter up, and when I asked if we could exchange insurance information (because the front of the car was pretty banged up), he kept telling us not to worry about it and put his hand on the driver’s shoulder and said “I just want to make sure you’re okay, man. Are you okay?” And he was so sincere about it and so kind that I decided in that moment I would always defend Keanu Reeves at all costs. He is an excellent man.

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I need to be more like Keanu Reeves because I’m evil compared to him.

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“Next few centuries”

Keanu dropping hints that he is an immortal.

sunquark

i love keanu reeves

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My wife and I were dining at Nobu’s in Honolulu and sitting across from us was Keanu or at least I thought it was. We kept talking about whether it was him or not and finally, I decided to throw some old school Bill & Ted at him.

I stood up and threw my arms up into the motion of an air guitar, my wife is begging me to sit back down, and I pointed at the guy who may be Keanu Reeves, and said, “Most Excellent.”

He stood up and did it back at me. Then we both had a moment and pointed at each other. I sent him another of whatever it was he was drinking. It was a cucumber sake martini. That was the end of it.

Or so I thought.

He left before we finished our meal. By the time we were done, dessert came that we didn’t order. We thought, “oh, must be compliments of the chef.” Then the bill never came. When we asked for it, our waitress said Keanu Reeves took care of it.

IT WAS REALLY HIM. And he left a note. It said, “thanks for the refresh. Keanu.”

When I finally saw him again years later, because of work. I brought it up. Then he air guitar and said, “most excellent. I remember. At Nobu’s. Thanks for the drink.” We chatted a bit and I got an autograph for my mum because she’s a huge Keanu fan. Then that was that.

What a moment.