The shape of light

Ludovic Nkoth

The shape of light, 202346 x 38cmPrice on Request
Details
MaterialGallery
acrylic on canvasFrançois Ghebaly
Description
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This vibrant and expressive painting features a dynamic composition of bold colors and expressive brushstrokes. The central figure, a person with a striking, emotive face, is rendered in a style that emphasizes the textural and gestural qualities of the paint. The surrounding elements, including the swirling forms and flowing fabrics, contribute to an overall sense of energy and movement. The artist's distinct style and technique, marked by a powerful use of color and painterly expressiveness, suggest a deeply personal and introspective exploration of the human experience. This work's vivid, evocative nature invites the viewer to engage with its underlying themes and the artist's unique creative vision. ...

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Ludovic Nkoth
Artist
Ludovic Nkoth
B.1994, Cameroonian

Ludovic Nkoth's artistic creations capture the essence of the Black experience with an unparalleled emotional depth that resonates with the diasporic life and the rich history of his heritage. Nkoth’s practice is characterized by a distinctively swirling brush, his use of a layered, vivid palette, and his iconography of figures drawn from both fantasy and memory. Each canvas starts with a wash of pigment that flows in swaths of vivid color, over which Nkoth defines the subject’s posture and features, allowing the initial sprawl to shine through as an inner iridescence. Constructed of fluid, twisting contours, Nkoth’s figures often look captured in the process of formation, reached for as one reaches for a half-collapsed memory or a dream upon waking. ...

Ludovic Nkoth: Artworks
Primary
Ludovic NkothPrimary, 2023Price on Request
Soliloquy
Ludovic NkothSoliloquy, 2023Price on Request
Echoing
Ludovic NkothEchoing, 2023Price on Request
Bearing the impossible
Ludovic NkothBearing the impossible, 2023Price on Request
High Notes
Ludovic NkothHigh Notes, 2023Price on Request
Views from within
Ludovic NkothViews from within, 2023Price on Request
Time is the duration of a thought
Ludovic NkothTime is the duration of a thought, 2023Price on Request
System (Yellow) II
Ludovic NkothSystem (Yellow) II, 2023Price on Request
The shape of light
Ludovic NkothThe shape of light, 2023Price on Request
A meditation upon the nothing
Ludovic NkothA meditation upon the nothing, 2023Price on Request
What is a window if not the air framed by right angles?
Ludovic NkothWhat is a window if not the air framed by right angles?, 2023Price on Request
How to surprise a mirror?
Ludovic NkothHow to surprise a mirror?, 2023Price on Request
Yesterday
Ludovic NkothYesterday, 2023Price on Request
White floors
Ludovic NkothWhite floors, 2023Price on Request
A closer look
Ludovic NkothA closer look, 2023Price on Request
Shadow of a Mirror
Ludovic NkothShadow of a Mirror, 202452000 USD
François Ghebaly
Gallery
François Ghebaly
Los Angeles, New York City

Since 2009, François Ghebaly has presented an innovative, eclectic program of Los Angeles-based and international artists. With a history of identifying and championing diverse voices and emerging talent, the gallery’s roster has grown to include 27 artists and 2 artist estates, ranging from early career, such as Sharif Farrag and Ludovic Nkoth, to mid-career, like Christine Sun Kim, Meriem Bennani, Kelly Akashi, Farah Al Qasimi, and Genesis Belanger, to well established, including Sayre Gomez, Kathleen Ryan, Neïl Beloufa and Candice Lin as well as underground legends, like Patrick Jackson and Mike Kuchar. The gallery advances the reach of its artists’ visions by publishing exhibition catalogues and producing artist editions. Located since 2013 in a 12,000 square foot warehouse space in Downtown Los Angeles, the gallery is a mainstay of the burgeoning Arts District community, and recently expanded to New York's Lower East Side. François Ghebaly’s program demonstrates a commitment to challenging work across all media and to fostering the progressive, boundary-pushing practices of its artists. ...