Poise. Posture. Pose.

Poise. Posture. Pose. presented Janet Rady Fine Art in association with KO Art & Antiques is an online solo exhibition by the Ghanaian contemporary painter Theophilus Tetteh. Focusing on Tetteh’s commitment to the creative whims of an artist, this show explores the subtle shifts between various states of appearance, and how this decision to present oneself influences our perception of an individual.

Born in 1991, Tetteh lives and works in Accra. Rendering the eyes of his sitters with bands of different colours, Tetteh’s portraits encourage the viewer to consider the expression of their eyes and the subject’s inner psyche. The singular focus on the Black body, isolated in a space devoid of perceptible contexts, forces us to contemplate the sitter’s way of seeing.