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El Anatsui
Ghanaian artist (born 1944)
El Anatsui (; born 4 February 1944)[1][2][3] is a Ghanaiansculptor active for much of his career in Nigeria.
He has drawn particular international attention for his "bottle-top installations".
El anatsui art style
These installations consist of thousands of aluminum pieces sourced from alcohol recycling stations and sewn together with copper wire, which are then transformed into metallic cloth-like wall sculptures. Such materials, while seemingly stiff and sturdy, are actually free and flexible, which often helps with manipulation when installing his sculptures.[4][5]
Anatsui was included in the 2023 Time 100 list of the world's most influential people.[6]
Early life and education
El Anatsui was born in Anyako, in the Volta Region of Ghana.
The youngest of his father's 32 children, Anatsui lost his mother and was raised by his uncle. His first experience with art was through drawing letters on a
