Drawing Metaphors

Award-winning Nigerian American artist, Victor Ekpuk, explores the relationships, challenges, and responses to changes that characterize the human condition. Unique to Ekpuk’s art is his use of nsibidi, an indigenous African system of writing that employs graphic signs and code to convey concepts. Ekpuk mixes nsibidi signs with contemporary symbols to tell visual stories through his artwork. Art forms include paintings, manuscripts and most recently, drawings. Art media include pastels, acrylics, poster markers and natural elements such as sand to both elicit and represent emotion.

For more information and images visit: https://www.jmu.edu/dukehallgallery/exhibitions/2011-2012/drawing-metaphors.shtml

Image: James Madison University