Market Scene 2

This is another interpretation of the marketplace by Umeh. In this painting, a group of women is seen sitting beside their wares and baskets of fruits as they wait for their customers.  Umeh continues to highlight the importance of women in our society through the most popular habitual space where women often converge as homemakers and […]

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artiste 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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This is another interpretation of the marketplace by Umeh. In this painting, a group of women is seen sitting beside their wares and baskets of fruits as they wait for their customers.  Umeh continues to highlight the importance of women in our society through the most popular habitual space where women often converge as homemakers and entrepreneurs. A closer look reveals the kind of clothing worn by the subject portrayed – a simple combination of a headscarf, blouse and wrapper make up the fashion trend for these market women.

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