Francisca Nuvor, VoicesofAfrica mobile reporter in Accra, Ghana (29 January 2010) Abstract paintings that are characterized by distorted images, geometric shapes, lines and cool colours does not just appear on a silver platter but rather it demands a deep thinking and takes a talented and creative person to come up with such an art, says David Mewunya Charway, a well known contemporary artist.
As I took a visit to an exhibition which was open at Alliance Francaise in Accra recently, David who is a member of the Foundation for Contemporary Art and the conductor of the exhibition and his college Emma, as well commented on their arts and its symbolism. Employing the use of human figures that have been set against rows of pin-like lines, his painting appears vigorous and guite original.
His ideas, he said sometimes ‘come in a form of a dream and also through a thorough thinking’. David Mawunya Charway had his training at the College of Arts, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi. He commented on diverse issues while attracting the attention of viewers with images that simple recall the skills of ancient Ghanaian craftsmen. The 23 year old Emma Brenya has been in the arts and design field for more than seven years.
She holds a degree in fine arts from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) specializing in Communication design (advertising and packaging). Her expertise is in designing using design software’s (Photoshop, CorelDraw, lead, Adobe premier etc).
She has been nominated for several art programmers’, produced and generated creative ideas for banks, private companies, government institutions, foreign companies, upcoming companies and religious institutions and remarkable results achieved through effective branding. She continues to design and generate ideas to clients who are very much excited with her works.
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