Painting from life was incredibly important for me because it allowed me to train my eyes to see everything that is there. But I realized early on that painting from life wasn't something that I was all that invested in.… — Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Copy Share Image
When people ask about the aspect of race in the work, they are looking for very simple or easy answers. Part of it is… — Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Copy Share Image
It's hard to pin down what the politics would be, in a way. For me the politics are very visual and felt, thought, seen,… — Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Copy Share Image
People are tempted to politicize the fact that I paint black figures, and the complexity of this is an essential part of the work.… — Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Copy Share Image
The timelessness is completely important. It's partly about removing things that would become in some way nostalgic. There aren't really any markers of time,… — Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Copy Share Image
I always say the work is not a celebration as such, because that's sometimes just as weird and excluding and perverse. — Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Copy Share Image
Painting from life was incredibly important for me because it allowed me to train my eyes to see everything that is there. But I… — Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Copy Share Image
