This contemporary artwork features a dynamic, surreal composition with a striking contrast of colors and abstract forms. The dominant elements are a central figure with an animated, skeletal-like appearance, depicted in a striking yellow hue, as well as a more ambiguous figure in the background, shrouded in red and white tones. The overall style combines expressionistic brushwork, childlike drawings, and a playful, fantastical sensibility, creating a visually engaging and thought-provoking piece. The artist's intention seems to explore themes of the subconscious, mortality, and the human condition through a unique, imaginative lens. ...
Zinkpè's paintings follow tortuous paths where the figures, halfway between human and animal, evoke games of power, masquerade or sex, no doubt alluding to the human comedy. His unique style is recognisable on canvas: intimate, powerful and provocative. As for his sculptures, they are sometimes made of rolled-up hessian and sometimes of small wooden figures fused together. These variations on the theme of twins in the beliefs of southern Benin are as many surprising explorations. ...
Founded in 2019 in the 7th arrondissement of Paris in a Haussmann-style setting, SEPTIEME opened its second space in September 2022 in Cotonou, Benin, in a 200m2 warehouse in the center of the city, to offer exhibitions in a new format to audiences in the West African sub-region. It made sense for SEPTIEME to deploy its vision spatially and to help push back the frontiers of contemporary art, as well as to contribute to the construction of new contemporary art strongholds. ...
