Francisca Onumah
Pleat III, 2023
Oxidised copper, hammer textured, fold formed
Approx. 27.5cm (H) x 5.3cm (W) x 4.2cm (D)
Unique
Series: Murmur Vessels
Signed by the artist
GRFO004
Courtesy of the artist and Galerie REVEL
A lot of the artist's influences come from a love of textiles, particularly batik fabrics and traditional Ghanaian cloths. She borrows from abstracted motifs and patterns as well as the nature of fabrics. The folds, drapery and textures, are incorporated in the surface pattern of the vessels Francisca Onumah creates. Using a fold forming technique* the simple cylindrical form of the ‘Pleat' vessels displays neat and irregular pleats in fabrics.
Drawn to finding character and a human-like semblance in inanimate objects, the Ghanaian born silversmith, Francisca Onumah, creates ambiguous vessels and jewellery that reflect vulnerabilities and strengths through their anthropomorphic forms.
*Fold forming – With this technique the artist folds the sheet metal (almost treating it like fabric), hammer the folded edge and then unfold it to create the pleats in the metal.
A lot of the artist's influences come from a love of textiles, particularly batik fabrics and traditional Ghanaian cloths. She borrows from abstracted motifs and patterns as well as the nature of fabrics. The folds, drapery and textures, are incorporated in the surface pattern of the vessels Francisca Onumah creates. Using a fold forming technique* the simple cylindrical form of the ‘Pleat' vessels displays neat and irregular pleats in fabrics.
Drawn to finding character and a human-like semblance in inanimate objects, the Ghanaian born silversmith, Francisca Onumah, creates ambiguous vessels and jewellery that reflect vulnerabilities and strengths through their anthropomorphic forms.
*Fold forming – With this technique the artist folds the sheet metal (almost treating it like fabric), hammer the folded edge and then unfold it to create the pleats in the metal.