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Joseph Amedokpo is a Togolese painter. He was born in Vogan, Togo (West Africa), in 1946, and moved to Lagos, Nigeria, at the age of eight, where he received his education and art training, receiving a scholarship to the Yaba Trade Center where he studied fine art from 1966-68. Amedokpo paints using locally available oils and his canvases are recycled flour sacks, washed and stretched. His studio forms part of his family compound; a tin roof shelters him from the African sun and seasonal rains. He has achieved recognition in Europe and the United States. In November 2008, Amedokpo was selected as one of four artist for (Dell )’s Product RED initiative as part of the global fight against AIDS. Other artists selected include Siobhan Gunning, Bruce Mau and Mike Ming. Noawadays Joseph Amedokpo haven't money to by medecine, or to eat correctly or support his family, the agent who selled his creation give them every 6 months around 50 euros. In the beginning the don't give him the possibility to read his contract. Joseph Amedokpo haven't bicycle or car, or electricity in his house. Some days he haven't money to buy the product to work correctly he must oblige to loan from his children. Please find somebody to help him, if Mr Bill Gate have Joseph Amedokpo painting we think that this great painter Amedokpo nowadays don't suffering. ==External links== *(African Contemporary Art Gallery Joseph Amedokpo biography ) *(Gallery of selected Joseph Amedokpo artwork ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joseph Amedokpo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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