Peter Uka

2 months agoLast year I visited artist @peter_uka a few times with my camera in his studio while he was preparing his solo exhibition in Paris and finalizing the last paintings before I finally went to Paris for the first time to visit his exhibition. I thought a year later it was time to share this snapshot. Shot with a #Contax645 and a #kodakportra . Thank you for your time and friendship, Peter. Always a pleasure and honor. #studiobenhammer #peteruka

3 months agoK21 ENCOUNTERS ❌ ARTJUNK – SEE YOU NEXT WEEK! ➡️ Peter Uka: Painting as Homemaking Join @peter_uka at K21 on November 5 from 6.30 pm on for a reflection on the medium of painting as a means of storytelling and revival! Deeply informed by memories of his childhood, his almost life-size depictions appear as visual diaries of Black life in Nigeria. Marked with pride and nostalgia, his figurative scenes in vibrant colors capture the local daily life and societal changes of the 1970s, while rendering visible the influences of a globalized world. Based in Cologne, Peter Uka is a graduate of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. His artwork “Peace Invocation” (2023) recently entered our collection at K20 and currently shares a gallery room with artworks by Pablo Picasso and Fernand Léger. During the talk, Peter Uka will play a selection of vinyl tracks from his personal collection. Feel free to join us and our media partner @artjunk.de over a drink with the artist on the museum’s Piazza following the public talk. 🇬🇧 The event will be held in English. ℹ️ Tuesday Nov 5, 6.30 — 9pm, Salon21 at K21, entry free