Seth Fiifi Afful Ghana, b. 1990

Works
Biography
Seth Fiifi Afful
Please contact the gallery for other works available by this artist.
Seth Fiifi Afful is a self-taught contemporary Ghanaian artist and painter who lives in Accra, the Capital city of Ghana. Born on June 1st, 1990, he is known for his unique and uniformly arranged patterns as used in both the background and on the subjects of his paintings.
 
Seth is the third of four siblings and has been sketching since the age of nine. He was introduced into the art world as a boy by his brother, Foster Sakyiamah, who is also an artist. Despite Seth’s lifelong interest in the arts, he studied agriculture in college which may be some of the inspiration behind the vibrant colors in his paintings and the references to nature, humanity and the larger world. He says the patterns he creates are intended to represent the “unity among humanity”. The green eyes of his human art figures symbolize the richness of the world when humanity is united. Seth uses these patterns to interpret and project this idea of unity among humanity. He also uses colorful flower hues and literal flower shapes to reflect and enrich the notions of the human body. His uniformly arranged patterns are integrated for the background and clothing of the figures in his paintings to signify the bonds of humanity “which moves in one direction.” He says, “Though we are of different complexions, we are all basically of the same flesh. Regardless of our individual physical body appearances, culture, race, religion, sex, and gender, we are all united as one by our DNA.”
Exhibitions
Installation shots