Setting Out

Ogaga’s painting portrays a dry, dusty easterly or northeasterly wind of Harmattan in a Northern Nigerian town. Ogaga explores the tradition and culture of the Northern pastime of the Durbar. The sport heralds the turban ceremonies of Emirs, Sultans and the elite. Horses and their riders are adorned in brilliant coloured attires and caps in […]

artiste Ogaga Tuodeinye Lagos, Nigeria

Ogaga Tuodeinye was born on the 7th of November 1970 in Apapa Lagos State. He is an indigene of Sagbama in the Southern State of Bayelsa. His early education was at the Awodi-Ota primary School Lagos (1976 – 1982) and Awodi-Ota High School Lagos (1983 – 1987).

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Ogaga’s painting portrays a dry, dusty easterly or northeasterly wind of Harmattan in a Northern Nigerian town. Ogaga explores the tradition and culture of the Northern pastime of the Durbar. The sport heralds the turban ceremonies of Emirs, Sultans and the elite. Horses and their riders are adorned in brilliant coloured attires and caps in order to show royalty and wealth.  Ogaga uses natural colours here to give emphasis to the topography and the age long architecture of this region. The painting is an impression of a typical Northern Nigerian landscape, which dates back to the 17th century and beyond.

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