Original Expressionist Painting, "Calling for a Message"

Working in his hallmark style, Nii Teiko Aryeetey creates compelling images seen as though through a curtain of rain. He depicts a man striking the gong gong – a metal bell – with a stick to call the attention of people who are in the background. "This was the means by which messages were conveyed to members of a community in the olden days," the Ghanaian artist says.