Setting out

This painting shows a woman heading off to sea probably en-route to the market.  It is characteristic for inhabitants to navigate the area on boats to perform their daily chores. The sequel is predominantly in blue and portrays the one boat being rowed across the Lake. The original painting shows several boats tethered together and […]

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artiste Dolapo Ogunnusi Lagos, Nigeria

Dolapo Ogunnusi was born on the 26th of January 1975 in Lagos State.  He is originally from Remo, Ogun State. He attended Auchi Polytechnic where he graduated in Art (painting) in 2002. Dolapo was a resident artist at the Gallery of Modern Art National Theater, Lagos. His work is acclaimed and he often documents the […]

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This painting shows a woman heading off to sea probably en-route to the market.  It is characteristic for inhabitants to navigate the area on boats to perform their daily chores. The sequel is predominantly in blue and portrays the one boat being rowed across the Lake. The original painting shows several boats tethered together and a couple of people highlighted in the distance. The similarity between the two paintings is the suggestion of nighttime and pervading tranquillity of the blue.

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