Amoako Boafo, The one that got away, 2024. Installation View. Photo by Ramiro Chaves. Courtesy of the artist and Mariane Ibrahim.
This week, Mariane Ibrahim debuts the first solo exhibition in Mexico City of new works by Ghanaian painter Amoako Boafo. “The one that got away” allows viewers to witness the expressive finger-paintings for which Boafo is famous. The artist is recognized for his striking portraits of Black men and women. All twenty of the paintings on display depict the human form cast in rich colors, with striking swirls of cobalt and warm streaks of yellow.
Though most of this exhibit comprises finger paintings, the artist also showcases his first-ever stained-glass piece: a grand, staggering mosaic entitled White-Glass Basin (2023-2024), standing almost ten feet tall.
Excerpted words written by Olivia Ferrucci in Whitewall Magazine.
