No Women No Cry Chris Ofili

He was waiting for the bus one night and was stabbed.

No women no cry chris ofili. Chris ofili no woman no cry 1998. No woman no cry tate. This painting was made by the british artist chris ofili in 1998 when he was living and working in london. It was one of the works included in the exhibition which won him the turner prize that year the first painter to win the prize since howard hodgkin in 1985.

British born to nigerian parents artist chris ofili often makes work highlighting political conversations. Ofili also placed two large lumps of elephant dung on the floor to hold up the painting that leans on the wall. Stephen lawrence was murdered in 1993 as a result of racism. The financial times has described it as his masterpiece.

There were five suspects but they were never convicted. In 1998 chris ofili won the turner prize the first black artist to do so with his painting no woman no cry helping to secure him the award. Home centre stage in the frame. In 1998 he won the turner prize the painting no woman no cry was one of the works included in exhibition which won him the prize.

The woman who has dark hair and black skin is shown in profile. No woman no cry is a very large densely layered painting that depicts a crying woman set among various abstract patterns. Painter chris ofili is well known in his highly decorative style to playfully explore the notion of black cultural identity. The artist titled the painting no woman no cry after the 1974 song by legendary reggae musician bob marley.

The title offers comfort and solace to the female figure whose pale blue tears flow each tear has a small photograph of stephen lawrence in its center. Analysis of chris ofili s no woman no cry. Now ofili is held up as one of the uk s greatest living artists and this work is a highlight of the displays at tate liverpool. Lydia figes ten black british artists to celebrate.

Molly tresadern the turner prize. The woman wears a thin black necklace with a pendant made from a lump of elephant dung that is filled with map pins. No woman no cry by chris ofili. Chris ofili national portrait gallery london.

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