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Chris Offili
Alexandra Whittall
About Him Early Years Born October 10th 1968 (Age 50) He was - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
About Him Early Years Born October 10th 1968 (Age 50) He was - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Chris Offili Alexandra Whittall About Him Early Years Born October 10th 1968 (Age 50) He was born in born in Manchester to May and Michael Ofili When Chris was 11 his father left the family and moved back to Nigeria He
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Early Years
◂ Born October 10th 1968 (Age 50) ◂ He was born in born in Manchester to May and Michael Ofili ◂ When Chris was 11 his father left the family and moved back to Nigeria ◂ He spent time attending the St. Pius X High School for Boys
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Cont.
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- He studied at various
colleges in Manchester and London and was even granted a 1 year exchange scholarship to study in Berlin Germany
- Upon graduation he
moved to Trinidad where he lives with his wife Roba.
- He was influenced by artists
like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Georg Baselitz, Philip Guston, and George Condo
- Ofili is known for using
elephant dung in his work
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Some Of His Art
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