Red Forest
A study of Nigeria’s vegetation in the dry season. The leaves are dry giving the forest a reddish hue, with similarity to the temperate autumnal foliage seen in the aerial view of New York City. Demola’s use of primary colours gives the painting a subtle harmattan effect. Here he plays with sparse cold colours dominated […]
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 […]
Read moreA study of Nigeria’s vegetation in the dry season. The leaves are dry giving the forest a reddish hue, with similarity to the temperate autumnal foliage seen in the aerial view of New York City. Demola’s use of primary colours gives the painting a subtle harmattan effect. Here he plays with sparse cold colours dominated by red-hot colours as if in a contest for space or position.