Joshua Oheneba-Takyi

Oheneba-Takyi’s large-scale acrylic canvases reveal their visual poetry through his poignantly rendered figures, depicted in a variety of poses, all interacting with chairs of various styles and colors. The overarching idea that runs through these works is the universality of the chair as a functional man-made object that people all over the world use. We all take a seat at the table and yet the chairs we use are different and are conditioned by their unique past and present. It is through the chair that Oheneba-Takyi endows his paintings with emotion and character—their static nature, when juxtaposed with the fluidity of the human form, accentuates the latter and allows the viewer to fully embrace each individual’s unique character.