Wisdom in Colours

The portrait of a lonely but happy man that gave out numbers for lotto (I.e. baba ijebu) for a certain amount close to my hours.

Tonia Nneji
artiste Tonia Nneji

Anthonia Nneji is a visual artist (painter) whose paternal forebears are traditional carvers and masquerade carriers. She holds a degree (B.A hons) from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. She is an impressionist moving towards expressionism with paintings that depicts the pain the female body go through. Her paintings are didactic; they address health and moral […]

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The portrait of a lonely but happy man that gave out numbers for lotto (I.e. baba ijebu) for a certain amount close to my hours. After collecting money and buying food for himself, he gives the rest to tricycle riders to help bring some Less privileged kids back home from school. One day, I asked him what I should call him, he said, “young sisi, my name na “wisdom

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