Category: Digital art
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Artist of the Week – Sumaina Isaac
By Adefoyeke Ajao Sumaina Isaac is many things rolled into one: a qualified engineer, a practising visual artist and the head honcho of SMKY arts, an enterprise which focuses on comic book illustrations and Tshirt art. Born in Benin City, the graduate of the University of Benin is a self-taught artist whose professional training in […]
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Artist of the Week: Chamberlain Ukenedo
By Tobijulo Onifade “Let your art tell stories, we are all human” Chamberlain Ukenedo is a Mixed media artist, Cartoonist, Art director, and Illustrator. The GTBank, Hard part of Art workshop (which happened late last year) was the first time I came across him and his works and what drew me to him was his […]
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Artist of the Week: Ini Itama
By Tobijulo Onifade Multipotentiality “An educational and psychological term referring to a pattern found among intellectually gifted individuals. [Multipotentialites] generally have diverse interests across numerous domains and may be capable of success in many endeavours or professions, they are confronted with unique decisions as a result of these choices.” – Wiki Link According to Emilie […]
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Showcasing African Art Online, Real Time
By Adefoyeke Ajao When the word gallery is used, it usually conjures an image of an imposing edifice that serves as an exclusive playground for elite artists, art enthusiasts and collectors. For those cautious about visiting brick and mortar galleries, GTBank is reinventing the notion of art galleries in Nigeria with Art635. A Corporate Social […]
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Diseye Tantua: ‘I experiment a lot as an artist’
Diseye Tantua is an experimentalist who is renowned for creating unconventional artworks. The proponent of Afro-pop art speaks of his brand of art and what we should expect from him in 2018. By Adefoyeke Ajao What is the Art of Diseye Tantua? Like every other artist, I am an artist and there is nothing special […]
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Lagos Budding 50: Portraits from a Megacity
Helen Gebregiorgis is an Eritrean-American researcher and visual storyteller. She recently held a photography exhibition titled Lagos: Budding 50, at the Revolving Art Incubator in Victoria Island. This project was inspired by the Lagos @ 50 commemorations and “celebrates the stories of diverse, ambitious and resilient young Lagosians as they strive to better themselves and […]
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