Batik on Cotton Numbers and Symbols Modern Painting with Mat, "Tax Collectors"

Ghanaian artist Samuel Ashong signs a modern painting where numbers and math symbols in black and yellow take centre stage. The artist works with the traditional batik technique on cotton to craft a remarkable composition that comes with a cardstock mat, ready for framing.

"This is an abstract depicting the schemes and other conspiracies tax collectors develop in outwitting the citizens," the artist explains. "In the work are three figures in the background representing the tax collectors."