Larry Amponsah

Larry Amponsah is an artist whose practice questions the orthodoxy of traditional approaches to image-making, unfolding the ways in which modes of production construct the contemporary politics of imagery. Intellectually trained as a painter, Amponsah creates collage paintings with archival images, objects, and stories sampled from various cultures to refigure systems of power while embracing new realities and new possibilities. He transforms prints and cuts into archival images, which are assembled in collages that are further worked upon using mechanical processes and his honed skills as a painter. In this succession of strategic moves about image-making techniques, dynamic compositions emerge, as well as compelling narratives or portraits that reference his own upbringing and culture within a global context.