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Artwork details
- Medium : Acrylic, Collage on Linen , Other rigid frame
- Framing : Framing on request
- Dimensions : 20x16in
About this artwork
Mtoto Kauri is one of a few pieces in a mini-series of mixed-media paintings by Jay Golding highlighting the Dan, (also called Gio or Yakuba) an ethnolinguistic group of people inhabiting the mountainous west-central Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and adjacent areas of Liberia. The Dan belongs to the Southern branch of the Mande linguistic subgroup of the Niger-Congo language family. The Dan people are known for the small dark hardwood masks they make,…
which are sometimes made by other local groups to be used in important rituals.
Acrylic, cowrie shells, paper towel, and thread on linen.
Acrylic, cowrie shells, paper towel, and thread on linen.
Jay Golding
United States
Jay Golding, a Jamaican-rooted artist, blends realism and expressionism in acrylics, oils, and collage, infusing his works with Caribbean and African cultural motifs. He employs tactile collage elements and vibrant palettes to evoke mythology, migration, and interconnectedness, creating layers both literal and symbolic. His artwork is an intense dialogue of identity, steeped in the richness of diasporic experiences, emanating a complex emotionality that seeks to connect the past and present.
Credentials
- Group shows participant
- Works on commission