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Emmanuel Eni (aka Blackman in European Kitchen) (born 1967), [1] is a Nigerian-born German artist and poet. He is known as a painter, sculptor, multimedia artist, performance artist and poet. [2] [3] [4] [5]
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Emmanuel Eni was born in 1967 in Igbanke, Edo state, Nigeria. He studied art at Igbobi College in Lagos, the Polytechnic University of Auchi, and at the University of Benin.[ when? ]
Eni exhibited at the Biennale d'art contemporain de Lyon, France, the Biennale in Dakar (Dak'Art) Senagal, and parallel at the documenta 12 in Kassel. He lectures at private and public institutions. [1]
He is the inventor and patent holder of New LightPaintings Art, the philosopher of the thesis of "contemporary barock art" - the union of all aspects of art. He is writer and performer of "Blackman in European Kitchen" and is also known as the "sculptor of elephants", and the Father of 100 Elephants.[ citation needed ]
Eni creates sculptures in bronze and terracotta. In recent times, it has focused on the use of recycled and commonly used materials. A famous work was “Elephant”. For the artist, the elephant represents the mother of all animals and the largest land mammal. Eni claims that without elephants, nature will no longer exist. The sculpture monument received a lot of public attention because of its shape, great size and weight of 20 tons and its color. The sculpture was made of re-enforced concrete. The elephant of the colour of earth tones, like just emerged from a mud bath.[ citation needed ]
"Kindonkind"- Poetry anthology. 321 pages of 600 poems published in Germany 2021
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