The Mod Rockers

Appiah Ntiaw

Country: Ghana

Style: Figurative/Abstract

Medium: Acrylics on canvas

Fun Fact: now works for a firm dealing in leather bags and accessories in Denmark

Quote: I see myself as a motivator.  If I paint a woman carrying a pot for an example, I make it in such a way, that when one looks at my African art paintings, I try to do it in such a way that the woman looks nice and is dressed nicely.  People sometimes make Black African art such that we as African people, we look out of date, primitive, or dirty, which is an inaccurate whole perspective of Africa.  If you see my paintings, you always see Africans dressed nicely.  So I say in that way I am a motivator for self-esteem when I am depicting my people in my African art paintings.

Works

1. Lift Up

2. Day Beauty

3. The Embrace

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6. Music Makers

7. Reclaiming our Past

Solange for Paper Monday - 02

25-year-old Ramsey Orta, the man who filmed Eric Garner’s death is going to jail to serve a 4-year sentence. 

Orta says that after filming Garner’s death he was repeatedly harassed and targeted by police and arrested 8 times in a span of 2 years.

The man who killed Eric Garner, Daniel Pantaleo, on the other hand got a 15% pay rise since the shooting of Eric.

That’s American criminal justice system for ya..