Chris Ofili
The Holy Virgin Mary, 1996
paper collage, oil paint, glitter, polyester resin, map
pins, elephant dung on linen
From the postmedia site.
Afrodizzia, 1996
paper collage, oil paint, glitter, polyester resin, map
pins, elephant dung on linen
From the postmedia site.
"This year, for the first time since Hirst,
there's a real sense that one artist is, in some hard to
express yet profound way, superior to all the rest. Chris
Ofili is more than the favourite." |
| Chris Ofili is one
of the four finalist of the Turner
Prize 1998. He was born in Manchester (1968) and studied at the Royal College of Art. All images courtesy Saatchi Collection. |