Category: Painting
Artist of the Week – Jekein Lato-Unah
By Tobijulo Onifade Jekein Lato Unah is a multidisciplinary artist. She is a trained potter, painter and performing artist who uses her craft to confront Patriarchy in Africa and celebrate women. She is currently studying Law at the University of Lagos and it’s pretty much amazing how her convictions and principles are channelled in both […]
CONTINUE READINGRevolving Art Incubator’s “Four Women” Reconsiders Female Gender Norms
By Adefoyeke Ajao The Revolving Art Incubator’s recently-opened exhibition, ‘Four Women’, is a reflection on the situation of females within contemporary societies. Its dominant theme is that those who were once regarded as the weaker sex are beginning to hold their own – albeit with challenges. According to the curator Jumoke Sanwo, “women […]
CONTINUE READINGArtist of the Week – Tonia Nneji
By Adefoyeke Ajao Since graduating with a degree in Creative Arts from the University of Lagos, Tonia Nneji has worked as a full-time studio artist and has earned an enviable reputation as a painter. Most recently, in 2017, she won the Emerging Artist Award of the Society of Nigerian Artists’ Lagos chapter. Nneji has a […]
CONTINUE READINGArtist of the Week – Abisola Gbadamosi
By Adefoyeke Ajao Abisola Gbadamosi’s art is a sight for sore eyes: a light-hearted blend of fluttering butterflies, blooming flowers, nymph-like figures and vibrant colours that seem more in tune with narratives of love, hope and restoration than with their underlying themes of anguish, bereavement and outrage. Abisola Gbadamosi Since graduating from university […]
CONTINUE READINGPainting with Scissors
By Tobijulo Onifade Draughtsman Printmaker and Sculptor, Henri Matisse was born the 31st of December 1869 in Northern France. He was originally trained as a lawyer but fell in love with Art in 1889 while recuperating from appendicitis. Matisse was known for his use of colour and was a founding member of Fauvism (les fauves, […]
CONTINUE READINGMosaic Using Watercolour
By Tobijulo Onifade A mosaic is a decorative art form which uses small pieces of materials placed together to create a unified whole. The apple dictionary also defines mosaic as a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small pieces of stone, tile, glass, and so much more. Mosaics have been in existence since the […]
CONTINUE READINGConstant 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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