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The descendant of the royal blacksmiths of Porto Novo, Benin, Calixte Dakpogan was born in the Gukomy quarter in 1958. The spiritual centre of Vodun, the region is traditionally associated with Gu,... Read full biography
The descendant of the royal blacksmiths of Porto Novo, Benin, Calixte Dakpogan was born in the Gukomy quarter in 1958. The spiritual centre of Vodun, the region is traditionally associated with Gu, the god of iron and war. Dakpogan began his artistic career by making works that demonstrated his... Read full biography
The descendant of the royal blacksmiths of Porto Novo, Benin, Calixte Dakpogan was born in the Gukomy quarter in 1958. The spiritual centre of Vodun, the region is traditionally associated with Gu, the god of iron and war. Dakpogan began his artistic career by making works that demonstrated his devotion to the deity. Inspired by the works' popularity, he began to make secular sculptures. Dakpogan's compositions are forged from the scrap metal that he finds on the streets of Porto Novo,... Read full biography
The descendant of the royal blacksmiths of Porto Novo, Benin, Calixte Dakpogan was born in the Gukomy quarter in 1958. The spiritual centre of Vodun, the region is traditionally associated with Gu, the god of iron and war. Dakpogan began his artistic career by making works that demonstrated his devotion to the deity. Inspired by the works' popularity, he began to make secular sculptures. Dakpogan's compositions are forged from the scrap metal that he finds on the streets of Porto Novo, scavenged car parts in particular. Calixte and his brother Theodore began to construct standing figures out of these parts, in the style of early 19th century metal Fon sculptures. In 1992, the Dakpogan brothers received a commission from the Benin... Read full biography
The descendant of the royal blacksmiths of Porto Novo, Benin, Calixte Dakpogan was born in the Gukomy quarter in 1958. The spiritual centre of Vodun, the region is traditionally associated with Gu, the god of iron and war. Dakpogan began his artistic career by making works that demonstrated his devotion to the deity. Inspired by the works' popularity, he began to make secular sculptures. Dakpogan's compositions are forged from the scrap metal that he finds on the streets of Porto Novo, scavenged car parts in particular. Calixte and his brother Theodore began to construct standing figures out of these parts, in the style of early 19th century metal Fon sculptures. In 1992, the Dakpogan brothers received a commission from the Benin government to create one hundred of these scrap figures to be exhibited at Ouidah 92... Read full biography
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Night Bird, 2002
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Iya Iodized - 2011
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