• Chris Ofili is a Nigerian-born British painter, who represents Neo-Expressionism and Contemporary art movements.
  • Chris Ofili, Spaceshit, 1995 oil paint, polyester resin, map pins & elephant dung on linen 183 x 122 cm.
  • Chris Ofili is a British painter known for his figurative works that often incorporate elements of popular culture and African motifs.
  • In 2003, Ofili’s exhibition Within Reach was selected to represent Britain at the 50th Venice Biennale.
  • This, the first solo exhibition of Chris Ofili’s work in London, brought together approximately 25 paintings created over six years.
  • For Ofili, the material was a way to bring African landscape into painting, but also referred to the belief in some African societies that elephant dung is sacred.
  • Ofili has gained world-wide attention with his swirling, abstract paintings adorned with elephant dung.
  • The paintings of Chris Ofili, currently displayed in a mindblowing mid-career retrospective at Tate Britain, are an example.
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