Category: Digital art
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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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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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Ebunoluwa Akinbo: ‘Days of Dorcas Made Me Stronger’
The photographer and graduate of Sociology talks about her career, her experience at Art635’s recently-concluded Days of Dorcas Photography Workshop and her plans for the future in an interview with Adefoyeke Ajao Before I went into [photography] as a profession, I knew I loved taking pictures. Sometimes you just have to dress very nicely, not […]
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An Interview with Adaeze Obi-Obasi
By Amara Iwuala “Do not Get Lost in the Crowd” – Adaeze Obi-Obasi Adaeze Obi-Obasi is an up-and-coming photographer who studied Mass Communication at the Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State. She tells Amarachukwu Iwuala how she is navigating her way through the picture-taking business. A few years ago, Adaeze submitted an […]
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An Interview with – Blaize Eche Itodo
By Amara Iwuala “I Have Found Expression, a Voice of Some Sort, as a Photographer” – Blaize Eche Itodo Blaize Eche Itodo holds a BSc degree in Geology and Mining from the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Advertising and Public Relations from the International Institute for Journalism, IIJ, Abuja. […]
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Artist of the Week – Williams Chechet
By Adefoyeke Ajao Vibrant: the word that comes to mind when you see Williams Chechet’s artworks. Born in Kano and raised in Kaduna, Chechet’s designs are bold and modulated by popular culture and Afrofuturism. The graduate of Industrial Design is a multimedia artist who is as proficient with digital tools as he is with pencils […]
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An Interview with Favour Ogundimu: The First-Runner Up of the 2018 Days of Dorcas Photography Workshop
Favour Ogundimu: ‘I took up photography because it’s a way of expressing the uniqueness that I feel we all have’ Favour Ogundimu is a conceptual photographer who emerged as the runner-up in Art635’s Days of Dorcas Photography Competition. Ogundimu, currently a final year student of Food Science and Technology at Obafemi Awolowo University, speaks to […]
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An Interview with Grace Ekpu: The Winner of the 2018 Days of Dorcas Photography Workshop
Grace Ekpu: ‘Don’t come into photography for the money’ Grace Ekpu is a documentary photographer who recently won Art 635’s Days of Dorcas Photography Competition. The practising journalist, who holds degrees in Mass Communication and Media Management, talks to Adefoyeke Ajao about her winning project, her preferred equipment and the challenges of taking remarkable pictures […]
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Participants Thrilled as GTBank’s Days of Dorcas Workshop Ends
By Adefoyeke Ajao “There’s a huge difference between making photographs and taking photographs. A photograph is a moral decision taken in 1/8th of a second, so each time you click your camera, you’re making a decision.” Jumoke Sanwo’s words resonated around the room as the 25 participants at Art635’s Days of Dorcas Photography Workshop discovered […]
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