Category: Drawn art
POSTED IN Art, Art history, Culture, Digital art, Drawn art, Sculpture
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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POSTED IN Art, Art history, Culture, Drawn art, Folk art
Isaac Emokpae’s Panes of Contemplation
By Adefoyeke Ajao On December 3, 2017, “Transparent”, a solo exhibition of recent works by visual artist Isaac Emokpae opened at Rele Gallery. Although Transparent features work in a variety of media, the main attraction lies in its stained glass paintings. Emokpae favours this medium because “[stained] glass, through [its] reflective quality, give[s] a reverent […]
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POSTED IN Art, Culture, Drawn art
A Residency To Celebrate The Power of Collaboration
By Alithnayn Abdulkareem Between the 1st and 11th of November 2017, two artists, William Ifeanyi Moore and Mickey Moore, aka Akasoluonye will be hard at work developing a series, which will culminate in an exhibition of works by themselves, and through the collaborative process. The residency fuses visual art with written forms of art […]
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POSTED IN Art, Art history, Culture, Painting
Constant Capital Pays Tribute To A Legendary Professor and Artist
By Alithnayn Abdulkareem On Wednesday, October 4th, visitors to Ikoyi were engaged in a private viewing of legendary Artist and professor, Obiora Udechukwu’s works. The first of the professor in a decade in Nigeria. The professor is known for emerging as a part of the artists belonging to the AKA circle of exhibiting artists, […]
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