Ekow Nimako
Ghanaian Canadian Lego sculptor
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Ekow Nimako (born 1979[1][2] in Côte-des-Neiges[3]) is a Ghanaian Canadian artist known for creating sculptures out of Lego.[4][5][6] His Lego sculptures focus mainly on African culture, history, and futurism.[4][6] Nimako uses primarily black Lego pieces.[7]
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Ekow Nimako | |
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Ekow Nimako in 2014 | |
| Born | 1979 (age 46–47) Côte-des-Neiges, Canada |
| Website | ekownimako |
Career
Nimako studied art at York University in Toronto, Canada.[1][5] In 2014, he received a Canadian grant to showcase his art during the country's Black History Month.[4][8] His work has since been exhibited internationally. Countries that have exhibited his work include Germany, South Korea, and the UK.[9][10]
One of his early favorite pieces is a statue titled Flower Girl.[9][7] The piece was designed to highlight the lost innocence of African girls taken to the West due to the slave trade.[4][8] Several of Nimako's works are part of a series, such as his Mythos and Amorphia series, which feature mythical creatures and masks, respectively.[11] In 2022, he created a commissioned piece titled The Great Turtle Race.[4][12]