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| Zamo ,Charcoal Artist |
Meet Young Ghanaian Charcoal Artist Making Ghana Proud
Zamo, known officially as Evans Owusu, is a talented artist who has taken creative arts to a whole new level by making artistic impressions with charcoal.
Zamo, Ghanaian, followed his parents to Accra in search of greener pastures; but on reaching the capital, fate smiled on him, presenting him with the opportunity to hone his God-given talent - drawing.
Since class two, Zamo had been drawing, frequently aiding teachers in topics that require drawing right from basic school to secondary school.
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| Zamo ,Charcoal Artist |
Charcoal is Zamo's main tool for most of his artworks. He explains that growing up, charcoal was the major commodity used in drawings from where he hailed from; and that being an African he prides in the colour he has chosen for his artwork as it resonates with the colour of his skin.
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| Zamo ,Charcoal Artist |
“I'm proud of my race. Growing up, you know children, we like playing around with anything we laid hands on. But I found love in drawing or creating stuff with charcoal, stone or anything. I grew up from the village and there was abundance of charcoal available so that's where the love for making artworks started from", he recounted.
Most of his artworks feature human activities and lifestyles and their interactions. Through his drawings, he highlights the several scenes of nature.
According to Zamo, every artist has a different perspective and that they see beyond the ordinary and added that whenever he wanted to draw anything, he would first dreams it and plan towards it before putting it on paper or any surface.
He also stressed that artists and al creative person do face challenges in their line of work too, debunking the notion that arts is an easy thing to do while insisting that one needs to take their time when drawing.
Watch full Interview here.