A few days ago we told you about the new LEGO set inspired by the Batmobile from the 60s. Today we’re going to talk about the Canadian artist Ekow Nimako, who managed to make his greatest passion, a job.
“My art practice developed when I was four years old, because I was constantly telling myself that I wanted to do this (play with LEGOs) forever, and sometimes it’s as if my future self communicated with my past self, perhaps in an astral way, to ensure that this particular destiny became a reality.”
A passion that has managed to completely absorb him from an early age, today Ekow Nimako mixing elements of the past creates futuristic and extravagant sculptures with the iconic brick, that we all know, strictly black.
This is how his “Building Black” series was born, a collection of constructions that includes strange but beautiful masks inspired by West African tradition and ancient mythological characters. We also find life-size sculptures, futuristic African cities similar to today’s great metropolises that explore the untold narrative of sub-Saharan Africa during the Middle Ages.
His buildings are filled with detailed references to architecture, Islamic civilizations, and Afrofuturism, which “explores the intersection of technology and ethnicity to visualize a powerful future for the African diaspora.“
After opening and inaugurating exhibitions in most parts of the world, for some time now Ekow Nimako has decided to continue his “Building Black” series, a collection that includes strange but beautiful masks inspired by West African traditions and ancient mythological characters.
The architectural and imaginative pieces in the collection explore the untold narrative of sub-Saharan Africa during the Middle Ages, with detailed references to architecture, Islamic civilizations and Afrofuturism.
An unusual mix of different cultures and eras, we fell in love at first sight with the monochromatic creations of Ekow Nimako, able to create from LEGO sets something never seen before.
Here are all the works that have impressed us most, but do not miss his work and his exhibitions you should follow his site.
