Stocktaking
Umeh adopts a humane approach in this painting. A teenage hawker is seen sitting on a platform and crouched as he counts his oranges. Street hawking is common in Africa and it is a pointer to how our society has failed in areas of employment and social inclusion. Umeh uses warm colours in the background […]
Order A PrintUmeh 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 […]
Read moreUmeh adopts a humane approach in this painting. A teenage hawker is seen sitting on a platform and crouched as he counts his oranges. Street hawking is common in Africa and it is a pointer to how our society has failed in areas of employment and social inclusion. Umeh uses warm colours in the background to give depth and perspective to the painting.