Category: Drawn art

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When Fashion meets Art

By Tobijulo Onifade fashion |ˈfaʃ(ə)n| noun 1 a popular or the latest style of clothing, hair, decoration, or behaviour: the latest Parisian fashions. • [ mass noun ] the production and marketing of new styles of clothing and cosmetics: [ as modifier]: a fashion magazine. art 1 |ɑːt| noun 1 [ mass noun ] the […]

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Artist of the Week – Renike Olusanya

By Tobijulo Onifade Early 2015, a friend of mine and I decided to attend a PTNA (Paint the Night Africa) event at Terra Kulture where we had to paint a village scene. The company had just started off in Lagos, Nigeria and so there were a few of us there. I remember my friend sat […]

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An Interview with Josh Egesi

Josh Egesi: ‘My parents were major motivations for me to study art’ Josh Egesi is a multimedia artist with a degree in Fine and Applied Arts from the University of Benin. Egesi is renowned for making the largest bottle cap portrait in Africa – an 11ft by 7ft portrait of his alma mater’s Vice-Chancellor. In this […]

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Art635 Art Summer Workshop – Week 2

The primary goal of the Art635 gallery is to create a free space where African Artists can showcase and sell their Artwork as well as undergo training and consultations to help them achieve their full potential. As part of our mission to help young artists, we have arranged summer art classes where any young artist […]

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ICYMI: Art635 Summer Workshop Kicks Off With Drawing Classes

By Adefoyeke Ajao Do you often wonder if you would have been a more skilful artist if you had received art lessons when you were much younger? You might be thinking it’s too late for you to develop any artistic talent, but you are wrong as Art635, the largest online repository of African art is […]

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Art Meets Tech: My Virtual Reality Experience

By Adefoyeke Ajao If you are hesitant about entering a gallery, you’re self-conscious when visiting galleries, you give artworks a wide berth, or you rush through a visit to the gallery because you find it difficult to ‘fit in’, you might find it a relief that your interaction with art galleries can be mediated by […]

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Artist of the Week – Wole Lagunju

By Tobijulo Onifade Wole Lagunju is Nigerian born US based artist. He studied Fine Art with a specialization in Graphic design at the University of Ife and is an accomplished Graphic designer, Illustrator, Textile designer and Fine artist. Mr. Lagunju’s upbringing in the South West region greatly influenced his Art and beliefs. He was raised […]

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Artist of the Week – Michael Enejison

By Adefoyeke Ajao Michael Enejison’s art features abstract, mixed media paintings that delineate humankind’s complicated relationships with respect to a variety of ecosystems. The 2015 National Art Competition finalist is also a photographer and an environmental sustainability advocate whose works have been shown at the 2017 Lagos Biennale, the African Culture and Design Festival 2017, […]

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The Art of Chinwe Chukwuogo Roy

By Tobijulo Onifade The month of March is known to have notable dates such as mother’s day and International Women’s day. My plan at the time was to research notable African (mostly Nigerian) women who have done marvellous things in the creative sector around the world and do a piece on each one. I learnt […]

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