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Artist Spotlight: Lexis Pryme
Website Editor • Feb 26, 2020
Everyone’s work is deeply idiosyncratic: in our regular Spotlight segment we explore artists’ experiences and inspiration to understand what defines and inspires their unique styles.
Going by the moniker Lexis Pryme, Stephen Ato Kwamena Acquah, is a Ghanaian digital artist who brings as much emotion and attitude to his minimal line drawings as his brightly coloured final pieces.
Can you give us a brief background on yourself?
I'm an artist with a keen interest in using digital media to create innovative designs / art. Basically I focus on portrait illustration, landscape painting, abstract art, comic illustration, infography, logo design, and other graphic design based works. I extensively use Photoshop, Corel, etc on the computer and android tablet.
What kind of influence does your location have on your career?
Being in Ghana has had a great impact on my career. Experiences in the country have influenced the great percentage of my work.
What is your greatest source of inspiration?
My greatest inspiration is how the computer has availed a broad horizon for artistic exploration.
Could you pick one piece of art that has made a lasting influence on you, and if so why?
I have a digital abstract painting titled "Sails and Oceans", this has had a lasting impression on me. This painting is metaphoric of the experiences one has in life on their pursuit of their lifetime goals and dreams. Life provides each human entity on earth with tools both within and without each person, which are to be used to fight against the turbulent storms of life.
What skills or techniques do you find most useful in your line of work? Do you use primarily traditional or digital methods to create your artwork?
I primarily use digital methods to create my art. This is due to the manoeuvrable nature that digital methods provide when I want to execute my ideas. I'm able to revisit unfinished works (even finished works) to effect changes on parts of my work to introduce new ideas in the work.
How can people who are interested in discovering more of your work find it?
Feel free to check up my creative gallery on Instagram and Facebook
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