This vibrant contemporary artwork features a playful, whimsical composition using bold colors, dynamic shapes, and expressive brushstrokes. The central figure appears to be a fanciful, cartoon-like character with exaggerated features and gestures, conveying a sense of energy and movement. The surrounding elements, including abstract shapes and forms, create a lively, imaginative atmosphere reminiscent of a dream-like or surreal landscape. The artist's distinctive style and unconventional techniques imbue the piece with a spirited, imaginative quality that invites the viewer to engage with the playful, fantastical world depicted. ...
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. ...
