This contemporary artwork features a vibrant, abstract composition with a bold, expressive figure at the center. The color palette is dominated by warm tones of orange, yellow, and red, with accents of blue and green. The overall style is dynamic and gestural, with energetic brushstrokes and swirling lines that create a sense of movement and tension. The subject matter appears to be a stylized, cartoonish character with exaggerated features, suggesting a playful, almost mischievous tone. The artist's intention seems to be exploring the intersection of figuration and abstraction, blending elements of the recognizable and the surreal to create a visually striking and thought-provoking piece. ...
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. ...
