This contemporary artwork features a dynamic, abstract composition using a vibrant color palette. The central figure, a whimsical, stylized creature, is rendered in shades of blue, while the background is a lively mix of textured brushstrokes in red, pink, and yellow. The overall style is expressive and surreal, with the creature and the surrounding elements interacting in a dreamlike manner. The artist's intention may have been to evoke a sense of playfulness, imagination, and the subconscious through the use of these unconventional forms and striking colors. ...
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. ...
