Gwoje Rythms 1
With earthy colours, Umeh explores the popular “Gwoje” musical instrument used by musicians in northern Nigeria. There is no facial identity ascribed to the player presumably to show the universality in the use of the instrument or its popularity in northern Nigeria. The painting is a hybrid combination of abstraction and impressionism.
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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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With earthy colours, Umeh explores the popular “Gwoje” musical instrument used by musicians in northern Nigeria. There is no facial identity ascribed to the player presumably to show the universality in the use of the instrument or its popularity in northern Nigeria. The painting is a hybrid combination of abstraction and impressionism.
