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'''Dominique Zinkpe''' (born 1969, in Cotonout, Benin) is a contemporary African artist. He won an award from the [[West African Economic and Monetary Union]] in 2002 for "Malgie Tout!"<ref>https://www.omenkagallery.com/project/dominique-zinkpe/</ref> |
'''Dominique Zinkpe''' (born 1969, in Cotonout, Benin) is a contemporary African artist. He won an award from the [[West African Economic and Monetary Union]] in 2002 for "Malgie Tout!"<ref>https://www.omenkagallery.com/project/dominique-zinkpe/</ref> |
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Dominique specializes in plastic writing and works with a variety of media (installation, [[drawing]], [[painting]], [[sculpture]], video). His work frequently confronts, occasionally highlights, and condemns. Zinkpè's paintings are inspired by his surroundings and the circumstances in which he finds himself. Zinkpè's paintings follow winding courses in which the protagonists, who are halfway between human and animal, evoke games of power, disguise, or sex, alluding to our own human comedy. On the canvas, he has a distinct style that is intimate, strong, and provocative. His sculptures are often made of coiled burlap or miniature merged wooden figurines.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dominique ZINKPE|url=http://montresso.com/en/portfolio_item/dominique-zinkpe/|access-date=2021-08-27|website=Montresso|language=fr-FR}}</ref> |
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Dominique Zinkpe (born 1969, in Cotonout, Benin) is a contemporary African artist. He won an award from the West African Economic and Monetary Union in 2002 for "Malgie Tout!"[1]
Career
Dominique specializes in plastic writing and works with a variety of media (installation, drawing, painting, sculpture, video). His work frequently confronts, occasionally highlights, and condemns. Zinkpè's paintings are inspired by his surroundings and the circumstances in which he finds himself. Zinkpè's paintings follow winding courses in which the protagonists, who are halfway between human and animal, evoke games of power, disguise, or sex, alluding to our own human comedy. On the canvas, he has a distinct style that is intimate, strong, and provocative. His sculptures are often made of coiled burlap or miniature merged wooden figurines.[2]
- ^ https://www.omenkagallery.com/project/dominique-zinkpe/
- ^ "Dominique ZINKPE". Montresso (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-27.