Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze

In a non linear and open narrative her drawings explore space as a malleable construct the freedom to play as an of revolution and cultural hybridity or post colonial non nationalism as a mundane norm.
Ruby onyinyechi amanze. The visual artist was born in port harcourt nigeria and spent her childhood in the uk before relocating to the us where she studied at the tyler school of art at temple university in philadelphia and the cranbrook academy of art in michigan. Ruby onyinyechi amanze is a visual artist whose practice is primarily centered around drawing and works on paper. This is an edited transcription of my conversation with ruby onyinyechi amanze at tiwani contemporary 21 february 2015. Ruby onyinyechi amanze creates spirited and fluid worlds with her drawings and works on paper.
In parts runs through to 28 march 2015. 1 3 info info info. Her art draws inspiration from photography textiles architecture and print making. The conversation was preceded by a live performance between ruby amanze and wura natasha ogunji.
We are unnamed but the loveliest. Ruby onyinyechi amanze the ones that stayed online viewing room may 20 to june 10 2020. In terms of the. The beginning and the beginnings parallel.
The exhibition ruby onyinyechi amanze. Ink photo transfers graphite gouache acrylic on paper i had a very difficult time thinking through and engaging with this work for a number of reasons one of which was an impulse to want to explain and offer up meaning in relation to the work. That was important to me at the time because in nigeria i felt like a local and a foreigner simultaneously. They have evolved since then but mostly maintain a consistent form.
Ruby onyinyechi amanze b. The figures initially came about between 2012 and 2013 while i was in nigeria. 66 5 x 74 inches. Ruby onyinyechi amanze is a visual artist whose practice is primarily centered around drawing and works on paper.
Each figure has its own birth and origin. Ruby onyinyeche amanze embraced 183 2020. 2 of 17 swimming pools divers 2020 ink photo transfers graphite gouache acrylic on paper.