Jonathan Okoronkwo Bio
Born in 1993, Volta, Ghana
Lives and works in Kumasi, Ghana
Okoronkwo completed his BFA at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) with Honours in Painting and Sculpture and is
currently pursuing his Master’s Degree in Painting and Sculpture
at KNUST.
As a young artist he has been inspired by KNUST’s philosophy of investigating the narrative properties of materials and looking at alternative ways to engage with traditional media. For the past several years he has been making modular monumental paintings using recycled machine oil to create immense and immensely detailed works depicting reconfigured car engines. The scale and materiality of the work intended to shift perspective and give impact to things and people we often take for granted or discount, to reimagine the discarded and elevate the humble through art.
While still a student, Okoronkwo’s works have been exhibited in major group exhibitions in Accra, such as Cornfields in 2016 and Orderly Disorderly 2017, both at the Ghana Museum of Science and Technology, Accra.
Lives and works in Kumasi, Ghana
Okoronkwo completed his BFA at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) with Honours in Painting and Sculpture and is
currently pursuing his Master’s Degree in Painting and Sculpture
at KNUST.
As a young artist he has been inspired by KNUST’s philosophy of investigating the narrative properties of materials and looking at alternative ways to engage with traditional media. For the past several years he has been making modular monumental paintings using recycled machine oil to create immense and immensely detailed works depicting reconfigured car engines. The scale and materiality of the work intended to shift perspective and give impact to things and people we often take for granted or discount, to reimagine the discarded and elevate the humble through art.
While still a student, Okoronkwo’s works have been exhibited in major group exhibitions in Accra, such as Cornfields in 2016 and Orderly Disorderly 2017, both at the Ghana Museum of Science and Technology, Accra.
DETAILED SHOT FOR - THIS PAINTING DEY BORE ME- FILTER PLUS ENGINE TUBES DEN SPANNERS FOR TIRE TRACKS INSIDE, 2019
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Jonathan Okoronkwo - THIS PAINTING DEY BORE ME - FILTER PLUS ENGINE TUBES DEN SPANNERS FOR TIRE TRACKS INSIDE, 2019, used motor oil; charcoal; Plywood; rectangular steel pipes; and a steel plate, 200cm × 244cm
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Jonathan Okoronkwo - The Queer Queer Parts Wey Dey Run Things, 2019, motor oil, Plywood, Square steel pipes and a flywheel, 245cm × 243cm
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