Normally I would place a picture of an art form below in this post. But this artist's work has captured my heart and my mind. Mr. Shonibare was featured in CNN's African Voices, his artwork has been featured in many prestigious museums such as the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. The work he is being honored for though is being placed on the Fourth Plinth in the north-west of Trafalgar Square. And it is quite amazing. Below is a CNN feature he did recently which will give you a closer look into his art and his influences.
also via his website a brief bio
Born in England in 1962 and raised in Nigeria, Yinka Shonibare currently lives and works in London, where he has gained international attention by exploring issues of race and class through a range of
media that includes sculpture, painting, photography, and installation art. Adopting a richly complex, unconventional approach, Shonibare lampoons the concept of achieving status through what might be called cultural authenticity. His works, simultaneously innocent and subversive, address a range of cultural and historical issues and, in the process, blur the boundaries of design, ethnography, and contemporary art.
media that includes sculpture, painting, photography, and installation art. Adopting a richly complex, unconventional approach, Shonibare lampoons the concept of achieving status through what might be called cultural authenticity. His works, simultaneously innocent and subversive, address a range of cultural and historical issues and, in the process, blur the boundaries of design, ethnography, and contemporary art.
