Lawrence Torto is a Ghanaian born contemporary Visual Artist, resident in Accra, Ghana. He grew up in the Art studio surrounded by immense Art Masterpieces by his father. His encounters with this Paintings sparked his enthusiasm and ignited his artistic development which led him to start drawing at age 5. According to the Artist, "Art is therapeutic, it improves my creativity, increases my visual intelligence and equilibrium and heals me physically and spiritually".
Torto's work is deeply influenced by the Ghanaian culture, black history and the recent era trends of fashion. He's a lover of fashion, and believes when Art and fashion collides, magic happens, hence the adoption of these two into his practice to erupt that dynamic chemistry. Working with wasted fabrics and Acrylics on canvas, he spontaneously unravels their beautiful layers by upcycling them in a predetermined experiment, not only to create Art but to birth images, portraits and figuratives that communicates to observers, captivates the soul, appealing to the eyes and stimulates the mind.