KWAME AKOTO “ALMIGHTY GOD ART WORKS”, born in 1950
I will not rush in this world I will move like the snail
I will not rush in this world I will move like the snail

Alkyd paint on plywood, 81 x 39 cm
Titled, dated 2002 and signed Almighty God Art Works Suame Jun. (Junction) KSI (Kumasi) on the reverse.
Acquired directly from the artist in Kumasi in 2010.
Bibliography: Kwame Akoto, Almighty God Art Works. Exhibition catalogue Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac. Fondation Antoine de Galbert. Empire books, 2026. Related works, page 70 “Dont rush in life (…) the tortoise”; page 71 “Please (…) Don’t rush“.

This curious head with expressive features surmounted by a snail is of an unusual style, both in the cutting of the support following the motif and in the dripping technique. Although created in 2002, this work illustrates the sporadic return to the naïve style.