Theodore Dakpogan

Theodore Dakpogan be a Beninese Vodou artist. Ein work be influenced by 19th century Fon sculpture. He be noted for ein scrap metal sculptures. De artist wey komot Benin be a former blacksmith. Dey use discarded pieces of iron, he dey create works of art, wey he dey connect dem plus de roots of de Vodun religion. As a modern artist, he dey show an interest insyd de tensions between de past den de present, between de "First" den "Third" worlds. Ein works of art he create from discarded things of consumerism den mass production, point to de unresolved state of postcolonial Africa.
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Category:1956 births
Category:Human
Category:Voodoo artists
Category:Beninese sculptors
Category:Male sculptors
Category:Beninese people