El Loko (1950- ) is a Togolese artist who now resides in Germany where he has received much recognition. His three and two dimensional pieces, often of monumental size, have a fascinating textured surface. El Loko has developed his own pictorial alphabet with which to paint huge “cosmic letters”. Here we see two of his “world faces”, stressing a message of equality and universality. The puzzle–like pieces offers the viewers a chance to take the face apart and reconstruct it. They are, …”allegories which make no distinctions between race, sex, religion and identity”. El Loko seeks harmony, a global overview, and a global identity.