The acclaimed British painter and writer opens the talk with a poignant poem by Barbara Chase-Riboud, one of the many inspirations she has encountered over the years. Literature is central to Yiadom-Boakye鈥檚 practice, reflecting that reading was her 鈥渇irst contact with any kind of creative form鈥.
Opening up about finding an artistic medium while studying at the prestigious Royal Academy in London, she reveals that although painting was the most difficult鈥 鈥淚 kept going back to it, because it felt like it had the most scope for what I wanted to do.鈥 Today, Yiadom-Boakye is celebrated for her enigmatic paintings, and the Turner Prize finalist has recently opened a solo-exhibition at Tate Britain, London.

鈥淚t's very difficult to put into words how to make a mark鈥 she says. Instead, learning how to look at paintings 鈥測ou start to see the world differently.鈥

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye in conversation with Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director at the Serpentine Galleries. Artist Talks is a series presented by 斗牛棋牌在线 and the Fondation Beyeler which explores the life and work of some of the most influential contemporary artists working today.