Lomé in Golfe, Maritime, Togo — West Africa
Paul Ahyi, Forces Vives, 1989
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 21, 2023
1. Paul Ahyi, Forces Vives, 1989 Marker
6 métres de haut
sable, gravier, fer, cement blanc, peinture acrylique, émaux
Statue restuarée en 2016 par Ayaba Emmanuel Massassi et son équipe (financement du FAC – Fond d’aide a la culture togolaise)
Artiste polyvalent d'origine togolaise, Paul Ahyi (1930-2010) s'est inspiré des richesses artistiques de la cour royale d'Abomey (Bénin) dans laquelle il vécut durant son enfance. Étudiant à Dakar entre 1949 et 1952, il se rend ensuite en France pour compléter sa formation à l'École des Beaux-Arts de Lyon puis à Paris. Auteur du drapeau togolais, il laisse derrière lui une grande variété d'œuvres dont une série de statues monumentales visibles à Lomé et dans le reste du pays.
Première œuvre réalisée in situ, Forces Vives, imposante et massive, représente trois personnages aux formes géométriques. Les deux mains tendues vers le ciel ajoutent à l'œuvre un mouvement ascendant. A travers cette statue, Paul Ahyi symbolise ainsi la famille, l'espoir, l'union et la force du peuple togolais dans l'édification de bases solides pour l'avenir.
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Paul Ahyi (1930-2010) nye Togovi aɖanununyala dɔ vovovo wɔla ade. Le efe ɖevime la, enɔ Agbome Fiasa me le Benin. Fiasa la me fe aɖanunu xɔasiwo w dɔ ɖe edzi ale gbegbe be efɔ adanuɖesusu tso wo me. Tso fè 1949 lia me va se ɖe fè 1952 lia me la, eyi sukukǝkǝ le Dakar (Senegal). Emegbe la, egayi tutuɖoxɔxɔa dzi le France, le sukukǝkǝ si woyɔna be « Ecole des Beaux- Arts » le Lyon, eye wòva wu enu le Paris.
Paul Ahyi ye nye ame si ta Togo flaga la. Ewɔ aɖanudo vovovowo da di, siwo dome woate ŋu kpɔ kpetata gãwo le, le Lome kple Togoa fe tefe bubuwo.
Aɖanudo gbãtɔ si Paul Ahyi wɔ lae nye « Forces vives » (alo Nuse gbagbewo). Do mligo triako aɖe wònye, si le ame ető fe tata dem fia le ɖoɖo nyui aɖe me. Asi eve siwo wu de yame la le dodoɖedzi dem fia. To aɖanukpetata gã sia me la, Paul AHYI le soli dom fomewɔwɔ, mɔkpɔkpɔ, ɖekawɔwɔ kple nusẽ na Togo dua abe gomeɖokpe sesẽ siwo wòaɖo anyi hena efe tsɔ si gbɔna la ene.
Traduction réalisée par Professeur Kossi A. Afeli et Pasteur
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 21, 2023
2. Paul Ahyi, Forces Vives, 1989 Marker
Paul Ahyi (1930-2010) was a versatile artist who got his inspiration from the artistic wealth of the royal Court of Abomey (Benin) where he lived during his childhood. He studied in Dakar between 1949 and 1952, then went to France to complete his training at the Ecole des Beaux Arts of Lyon, then in Paris. He designed the flag of Togo while creating a large variety of works among which a series of monumental statues in Lomé and in the rest of the country.
Forces Vives is his first work in situ. Imposing and massive, it represents three geometric shape characters. The two hands outstretching to the sky add an upward movement to the work. Thus, Paul Ahyi symbolises family, hope, union and the force of the Togolese people who build strong foundations for the future.
Traduction réalisée par Elsa Saillard, professeur d'anglais au Lycée Français de Lomé.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1989.
Location. 6° 7.517′ N, 1° 12.62′ E. Marker is in Lomé, Maritime, in Golfe. It is on Rue Agoucon east of Boulevard de la République, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Africa, West Africa, and specifically Sub-Saharan Africa. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also a British Mandate.
Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 2 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 21, 2023
3. Forces Vives
Also see . . . Paul Ahyi at Wikipedia. (Submitted on July 22, 2023.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 208 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 22, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
