Okada Street

Painting depicts a typical street in a Nigerian city used as an ad hoc park by motorcycle taxis. Demola skillfully represents the wet surface on the road suggesting the aftermath of a rainfall.  The Okada is a popular option for mass transportation in almost every city in Nigeria.  It’s an easy and fast way to […]

artiste Damola Adepoju Lagos, Nigeria

Damola Adepoju was born on 23 September 1975 in Lagos.  He enrolled at the Institute of Textile Technology, Art and Design graduating with a diploma in Art (1998). He later proceeded to Lagos State Polytechnic where he received an OND (2006) and HND in (2011).  He is an established member of the Society of Nigerian […]

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Painting depicts a typical street in a Nigerian city used as an ad hoc park by motorcycle taxis. Demola skillfully represents the wet surface on the road suggesting the aftermath of a rainfall.  The Okada is a popular option for mass transportation in almost every city in Nigeria.  It’s an easy and fast way to move around especially in high traffic density areas and inner city roads, which cannot be accessed by regular vehicles.

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