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| Kelvin Okafor, Self Portrait II (Nwanebuni), Graphite, charcoal and black colored pencil on archival paper, 21 x 23 inches. Image via albemarlegallery.com. |
Kelvin
Okafor | Portraits
May 9 – May 31, 2014
49
Albemarle Street
London, UK
From albemarlegallery.com:
The
pursuit of perfection is the main driving force behind Kelvin Okafor's works, not only in
the sheer quality of draftsmanship but the ability to evoke an immediate
emotional connection between subject and viewer. Okafor is preoccupied in
painstakingly capturing and conveying the expressions and gestures of his
subjects and is therefore not surprisingly a strong believer in patience being
a virtue. The length of time required to create the finished drawing is of far
less concern than Okafor’s need to take the work to the highest possible level
of execution.
He may be a black artist, but he's an ignorant black artist. Doing a glorified portrait of Mother Theresa, considering all the harm she caused for the people of his heritage (Nigeria), is fundamentally flawed. Technically skilled, but nothing more. Piffle.
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