Kris Ankamah
Born in 1996, KRIS ANKAMAH is a self-taught artist of Mauritian origin. His love for art began when he went to study in Australia. He experienced it as a form of therapy. His work defies the formal and traditional learning of fine arts.
In 2019, he exhibited for the first time for underprivileged children and guided them during artistic workshops, in collaboration with the Hennessy Park Hotel (Mauritius), on the occasion of the Art For A Cause event. In 2020, he exhibited for the Unlocked exhibition at the Caudan Arts Centre (Mauritius). Jean Claude Baissac (J.C. Baissac) is, in his early days, his main source of inspiration. He quickly realizes the influence of J.C Baissac's philosophy on his artistic work; KRIS, too, wishes to preserve a form of pure naivety in his artistic work and it is important for him to cultivate forms and the play of colors through his works. His goal is to give resonance and depth. These colors coexist independently and cancel each other out, in order to assign a single reading.
KRIS is a solitary artist, he has erected a barrier between the outside world and himself. His works are recognizable, abstract and modern works of art that transport you to his world, sometimes with a certain lightness or heaviness. KRIS challenges his creative capacity to go further than working on paper, he also expresses himself through photography, in pastel on slate or rusted sheet metal.
The artist's works
