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1655 Sawtelle Blvd
Los Angeles, CA, 90025
United States

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Drawing on 40+ years of field collecting in both East and West Africa, the Ernie Wolfe Gallery specializes in juxtaposition exhibitions between the works of modern American, often Southern California based artists, and those of contemporary African painters and sculptors, as well as traditional tribal sculpture and furniture.

Kofi Issah

Art and painting is about creativity, and as a common knowledge to everyone, the whole world was created by God and he made everything in it. Hence, I was very happy if I could create things through Art and paint.
— Kofi Issah in Extreme Canvas 2 (2012) by Ernie Wolfe III, pg. 87

Born 1973. Apprentice of Africatta. One of the “Kumasi Four,” whose posters often appear as if the paint were applied with an airbrush rather than a regular paint brush. Many of the most worn and soft to the point of almost feeling like baby blankets, two-bag format posters that exist today are from his oeuvre. Can paint both gestural, abstracted figures floating on a color field, as well as exactingly detailed musculature and clothing on more complex backgrounds. As do several other Golden Age painters, he often uses blue white highlights to great effect. Paints recognizable World Cinema stars with aplomb. Also known as “Easy Boy” for his signature response, “that’s easy” to any task in the workshop. Directedly painted movie posters from the mid 90s until the millennium when he also saw the market for his skills all but evaporate. Currently makes a living painting commercial signage, including custom font funereal placards on metal.