Name/Title
Come On BoardEntry/Object ID
2016.07Description
A woman in a long skirt looks back at the photographer in front of a sheet with a plane on itArtwork Details
Medium
chromogenic color printContext
Contemporary Ghanaian photographer Philip Kwame Apagya unpacks the individual desires and aspirations of his subjects through a new style of portraiture. Apathetic to the exploration of truth, his work embraces the lure of consumer and pop culture by balancing fantasy and reality for his subjects. “My pictures are more like proverbs or palm nuts, things to break up, something in which the meaning can only be unplugged if you know how to look at them. Photography has a lot in common with magic.”
Apagya’s photographs feature painted backgrounds from local artist Daniel A. Jasper. Commissioned by Apagya to create new backgrounds every year, Jasper helps to maintain freshness with new places for the subjects to enjoy. Come on Board features a young woman about to step aboard an airplane at the Accra International Airport beaming with eagerness.Acquisition
Accession
2016.07-09Acquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Collection of DePaul Art Museum, Gift of Nancy and Robert MollersMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Apagya, Phillip KwameRole
PhotographerArtist
Jasper, DanielRole
PainterDate made
2000Edition
Edition Size
5Edition Number
5Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Inscription Type: black in on white stickerDimensions
Dimension Description
frameWidth
19-1/2 inDepth
1-1/2 inLength
27-1/4 in