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3.Whatkindoffilmis
犛
狆
犲犲犱
?
A.Musical. B.Fantas
y
. C.Comed
y
. D.Action.
犅
Man
y
visualartistshaveasi
g
naturest
y
le
,
asuni
q
ueandidentifiableasafin
g
er
p
rint.For
AmoakoBoafo
,
whooftenp
aints withhisfin
g
ers
,
thisseemsdoubl
ytrue.Hisdistinctive
p
aintstrokes
(
JK)
combinethecom
p
lexskintonesofhischosensub
j
ects
,
man
yofwhom
are
,
likehimself
,
Africanswithg
loballifeex
p
eriences.
Boafo
,
whosefirstsolo museum exhibitionrunsattheSeattle Art Museum,
wasborn
andraisedin Accra
,Ghana
,
and movedto Vienna
,Austria
,
in2014
,where heraninto
difficulties
,
withg
alleristsunwillin
g
toshowhisworksduetohisfocusonBlackfi
g
ures.He
continued makin
g
anefforttocreateself
p
ortraits
(
LKM)
andp
eo
p
lehekneworadmired
—
Africanp
eo
p
leand Blackp
eo
p
le whohave Africanancestr
y
,
p
aintin
gacommunit
yofsorts
durin
g
atimeofhardshi
p
.Healsodevelo
p
edhisstandouta
pp
roachtofi
g
urativep
aintin
g
,
whichcombinesareasofbri
g
htandnoticeablecolorwithhissoftanddee
p
fin
g
er
p
aintin
g
.
Hebe
g
anp
ostin
ghisartonlineandcau
g
httheattentionofartistslike Kehinde Wile
y
,
thecelebratedAmericanartist.Thewordstartedtos
p
read.
Boafoisnowa
g
lobalartstar
,
withnumerousshowsat
g
alleriesandartfairs
,
workin
g
withfashionhouseDior
,
andseveral
p
aintin
g
ssellin
g
foroveramilliondollars.In2021
,
with
threeofhis p
aintin
g
s bein
glaunchedinto s
p
ace b
yBlue Ori
g
in
,
Jeff Bezos Kentbased
s
p
acefli
g
htcom
p
an
y
,
y
ou mi
g
htevensa
yBoafohasrocketedtosuccess.
And
y
etarecentp
honeconversation withtheartistfrom hisstudioin Accra
,
whichis
oncea
g
ainhishomebase
,
revealedawellmannered
p
ersonwhoa
pp
reciatedhissuccesswhile
p
ointin
g
outalloftheluckandp
re
p
arationthatledtoit.Seein
gso man
yofhisp
aintin
g
s
—
createdfrom2016to2022
—
g
atheredto
g
etherinanexhibitionhashel
p
edhimrememberthat
“
Ididnot‘
j
ustha
pp
en.
’
Ididnotex
p
ectthissuccessbutIwasho
p
efulandread
y
forit.
”
4.WhatmakesBoafos
p
aintin
g
sdifferentfromotherartistsworks
?
A.Hisfin
g
erstrokes. B.Hishomecountr
y
.
C.Hislifeex
p
eriences. D.Histraditionalst
y
le.
5.HowdidBoafodealwiththedifficultsituationinAustria
?
A.B
y
turnin
g
tocelebratedartistsforhel
p
. B.B
ydevelo
p
in
g
auni
q
ue
p
aintin
g
st
y
le.
C.B
y
runnin
ghisartexhibitionathome. D.B
yworkin
gwithlocalart
g
alleries.
6.Whatistheauthors
p
ur
p
oseinmentionin
g
thes
p
acefli
g
htcom
p
an
y
?
A.Toindicatethe
p
riceofs
p
acetravel. B.ToshowthevalueofBoafosworks.
C.Tointroduceaninternationalbrand. D.Totellustheadvancesintechnolo
gy
.
7.WhatcanwelearnaboutBoafo
?
A.Heistalkative. B.Heis
p
atient. C.Heisdetermined. D.Heishumorous.
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ublishedin
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ra
p
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(
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y
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