ruby onyinyechi amanze #3&4 of 17 Swimming Pools [pool dance], 2020 Graphite, ink, photo transfers, gouache, varnish, wax and acrylic on paper Work: 217.2 x 116.8 cm
#3&4 of 17 Swimming Pools [pool dance] forms part of a series of works on paper made by the artist in 2020. Through this body of work, amanze revisits a host of characters and elements found in her practice, refining and distilling them to their essence. Through a newly edited cohort of characters —ada, audre (formerly ada the Alien and audre the Leopard), Bird and the inanimate characters; Swimming Pool, Moped, Window and Other Architectural References—amanze considers new non-narrative configurations animated through play, dance, magic and design.
Expanding upon her affinity for paper and process, amanze continues to play with the question of how to make structural drawings, one element of which, is giving weight to paper while maintaining its inherent properties. This body of work continues that research by layering multiple sheets of paper to create a single drawing, as well as coating the paper’s surface with a palette knife and a combination of mediums such as acrylics and varnishes.
