Bantof X Florentyna Ackah

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I’ m artist Florentyna Theodora Ackah: origins Polish, Ghanaian.

From my paintings, you will discover I do not like to paint within one medium as I love experimenting with different textures such as sand, gloss and acrylic paint. I come from a multicultural background, born and raised in London town which has a massive influence on the vibrant works I create.

I like to base my work on the ethical issues that black women still face today, exploring the irony of how they are perceived in the media, in a world increasingly obsessed with fetishizing them but not willing to give them the appropriate value. Through painting pixeled portraits of WOC I want to celebrate the beauty and strength of these women which the world is blind to.

SAPPHIRE
2021

FIRST FLOOR

£1,000

Acrylic, sand, foil, gold leaf and clear gel on canvas

120cm x 100cm x 3cm

COCO & GOLD
2021

‘I was inspired to ironically paint and expose one of the racially insensitive ‘African Queen ’ editorials by Numero magazine. The pixilated model was sixteen year old Ondria Hardin. Typical blonde haired and blue-eyed posed with darkened skin, which obviously was an insensitive mistake but it raised the issue we do face on a magazine basis in the western world. Darker models are lightened, larger ones made thin; I like to highlight the traditional weaknesses in our western society.’

FIRST FLOOR

£735

Enamel, acrylic and clear gel on canvas

50cm x 50cm x 3,7cm

SILK DHUKU
2021

“Whilst scrolling through instagram I came across this image and I just admired this womans Dhuku and told myself, I must paint this! And here she is, in green and orange – such daring colours to play with”

FIRST FLOOR

£395

Acrylic, clear gel
on canvas

60cm x 60cm x 2cm

BLINDS
2021

“This portrait contains a painted selfie of designer, Cebrena. The background contains natural sand and a white polaroid-style border, using only four colours to create light & shadow on the orange bikini lady.”

FIRST FLOOR

£230

Acrylic, clear gel
on canvas board

40.64cm x 50.8cm x 0.9cm

HALLOWEEN
2021

“Halloween falls in my favourite season, Autumn, and we all know autumn for it ’ s festive pumpkins, oranges and golden yellows. I also got nostalgic feelings as my seasonal depression grew and I began to miss my old style of brick wall paintings. So i decided to combine my old artistic touch into the new. And there ’ s the gown lowkey looking like an autumn pumpkin”

FIRST FLOOR

£380

Acrylic, clear gel
on canvas board

50.5cm x 60.4cm x 2cm

THE BLUES
2021

GROUND FLOOR

£690

Acrylic on canvas

60.7cm x 80.6cm x 1.6cm

THE BLUES
2021

( collaboration with artist Luanna Flammia )

GROUND FLOOR

£690

Mixed media on canvas

60.1cm x 80cm x 2.5cm

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