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 […]

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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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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 to give depth and perspective to the painting.

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