Bata Dance
Umeh’s painting shows a prominent dance in Western Nigeria – the “Bata” dance. This is a Yoruba dance tradition and culture associated with “Sango” because of the energetic nature of the dance. The painting shows athleticism, vigour and reflects more accurately the Yoruba cultural values and aesthetic perception. The major attention in the painting is […]
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Umeh Bede
Lagos, Nigeria
Umeh Bede Ifeanyichukwu was born on the 12th of February 1965 in Jos Plateau State, Nigeria. Umeh enrolled into the famous Yaba College of Technology Lagos where he graduated with a Higher National Diploma (HND) in painting. He worked briefly as an illustrator with Arbil, an advertising agency in Bodija Ibadan before retiring into full-time […]
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34" X 48"
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Umeh’s painting shows a prominent dance in Western Nigeria – the “Bata” dance. This is a Yoruba dance tradition and culture associated with “Sango” because of the energetic nature of the dance. The painting shows athleticism, vigour and reflects more accurately the Yoruba cultural values and aesthetic perception. The major attention in the painting is an exuberant dancer in “kembe” gyrating and displaying his dancing skills.
