Ablade Glover ,A contemporary Ghanaian artist

Professor Ablade Glover is a Ghanaian artist born in Labadi, Accra in 1934 and he is from the Ga tribe.

Mr.Glover received his basic education at Labadi in Accra. He had his tertiary education at K.N.U.S.T. where he studied textiles and painting for his Bachelor of Arts degree at the Kent State University in U.K. He engaged in some studies a London. He obtained his Ph.D. at the Ohio State University in the U.S.A.

Style/Techniques

Ablade Glover is a specialist painter in the use of the palette knife for painting in an impasto pointillistic using dots in composing his scenes. He applies his paint thickly on the canvas with great freedom. His paintings are characterized by the use of rich colors, textures, lines, and planes which tend to suggest movement. To appreciate the aesthetic qualities of the work and get the meanings of his paintings, the viewer has to assess the work from a far distance. He uses oil paint for his paintings on canvas.

The professor in art is currently the greatest of all the Ghanaian contemporary artists who has widely exhibited his artistic creations in Ghana and around numerous countries in the world.

Contribution to the Ghanaian society

He was the brain behind the success of several Art clubs and Art associations in Ghana. He launched the ‘Artist Alliance’, an Art studio and extravagant modern gallery where he exhibits and sells the works of numerous contemporary Ghanaian artists.

The great artist received one of the highest awards in Ghana known as the ‘Flag Star Award in Art’ in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the development of Art in Ghana.

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