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# El Anatsui

(1944)   Sculptor

 **4** quotes in **28** categories

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El Anatsui is a sculptor.

## Quick Facts About El Anatsui

Born January 1, 1944

Profession Sculptor

## About El Anatsui

Ghanaian painter and sculptor (born 1944)... \| El Anatsui is a Ghanaian sculptor active for much of his career in Nigeria. He has drawn particular international attention for his "bottle-top installations". These installations consist of thousands of aluminum pieces sourced from alcohol recycling stations and sewn together with copper wire, whic

##  Quotes by El Anatsui

> [If you touch something you leave a charge on it, and anybody else touching it connects with you, in a way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-anatsui/if-you-touch-something-you-leave-a-charge-on-it-and-anybody-else/)

[El Anatsui](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-anatsui/)

[Charge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/charge/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d14/el-anatsui-68068_charge_if-you-touch-something-you-leave-a-charg_115606.png)

> [Art is a reflection on life. Life isn’t something we can cut and fix. It’s always in a state of flux.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-anatsui/art-is-a-reflection-on-life-life-isn-t-something-we-can-cut-and-fix/)

[El Anatsui](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-anatsui/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67f/el-anatsui-68068_art_art-is-a-reflection-on-life-life-isn-t-s_955509.png)

> [ I come from a place where you have a lot of sky. But \[in New York City\] you have to really look… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-anatsui/i-come-from-a-place-where-you-have-a-lot-of-sky-but-in-new-york-city/)

[El Anatsui](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-anatsui/)

[Cities](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cities/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37e/el-anatsui-68068_cities_i-come-from-a-place-where-you-have-a-lot_2164692.png)

> [I wish that I spoke more languages because I think each language is a window completely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-anatsui/i-wish-that-i-spoke-more-languages-because-i-think-each-language-is-a/)

[El Anatsui](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-anatsui/)

[Language](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/language/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fb/el-anatsui-68068_language_i-wish-that-i-spoke-more-languages-becau_2513629.png)

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