Edmund Boateng is a Columbus based self-taught artist specializing in photography, pencil drawing, and film making. He says: “Art has been a part of who I am; as a child, I discovered my love for creativity and often found myself passionately sketching images I found fascinating and writing down on paper concepts to explore. Growing up, in the city of Kumasi, Ghana, where I’m from, art was always all around me. With my father being a very talented shoe maker, and two uncles, one being an architect and the other a painter – I was surrounded by their diverse creativity everyday, which inspired me to follow the family talent. As I grew in my talent, I began to draw celebrities from Ghana and showing it to families and friends. I created Deeper Connection to encapsulate the bond between two people who have love one for another. Without seeing the expression on their faces, you can feel the connection they have goes deeper than common superficial relationships that exist only on the surface. You feel the peace and support they give one another. You feel that no matter what comes their way, they will stand strong together. As their foreheads meet, they are no more parallel, but the two become one.
