KWAME AKOTO “ALMIGHTY GOD ART WORKS”, born in 1950
I thank God for creating me a human being not a gorilla
I thank God for creating me a human being not a gorilla
2002

Acrylic paint on plywood, 47.5 x 34.5 cm.
Dated 2002 on the reverse. Signed Almighty God Art Works KSI (Kumasi) – Ghana on the front/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, front cover “My God (…) creating me a cow” “; back cover “Oh God (…) creating me a leaf (…)“; page 78 “My God (…) not a crab“.

Metempsychosis or reincarnation of the soul after death into a human body, an animal, or a plant, is a recurring theme in Kwame Akoto’s work, in which he depicts himself with half-human, half-animal features, as with the gorilla in this instance.

This grisaille painting on an exposed plywood background is a rarity in the artist’s body of work.