Category: Sculpture
POSTED IN Art, Art history, Culture, Digital art, Drawn art, Sculpture
Art635 by GTBank Artist On-boarding Process
The form will be used to apply to the Art635 gallery. After your entry form is reviewed by our curators and approved it will be included in the Art635 gallery. If your entry is rejected you will be offered the opportunity to update your entry with the recommended changes. Please note that you will need […]
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Nigerian Textiles
By Tobijulo Onifade Fashion and Textiles is an intricate part of our society today. the Nigerian fashion and textile scene is one of the visible and booming arts today. Textiles are associated with life’s moments and festivals such as weddings, funerals, life cycles and many more. The Nigerian textile practice is divided into 4 parts […]
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A Selection of African Artists You Should Know
By Adefoyeke Ajao In 2004, the Canadian artist Chris MacClure launched the International Artist Day (IAD). Held annually on October 25th, IAD is a celebration of artists, their works, as well as their diverse and unique contributions to society. To commemorate this day, Art635 presents a selection of African artists in various stages of their […]
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Esie Art
By Adefoyeke Ajao Esie is a town located in Kwara State, Nigeria and is largely populated by the Igbomina people. Esie initially became famous because of the stone figurines that were found in groves on the outskirts of the town. It would later, in 1945, house Nigeria’s first museum, the Esie Museum, which is described as […]
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Nok Art
By Adefoyeke Ajao When Nigeria’s indigenous artefacts are mentioned, you’re most likely to hear about the busts of Benin and Ife, and you’re left wondering if these are the only pre-colonial artefacts that were found in Nigeria. Despite gracing many local and international museums, the terracotta statuettes that are peculiar to Northern Nigeria’s Nok culture […]
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Remembering Duro Ladipo, Travelling Theatre’s Leading Man
By Adefoyeke Ajao It is impossible to speak about the history of theatre – or film – in Nigeria without mentioning Duro Ladipo, who until his death 40 years ago on 11th of March 1978, was an astute theatre manager and industry pioneer. An omission of the celebrated actor, composer, playwright and theatre director would […]
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Scrap Metal Resurrects in Dotun Popoola’s Irin Ajo
By Adefoyeke Ajao Dotun Popoola describes himself as an artist who is “always on the move searching for new ideas, blending training in different forms of art from different schools and studios; different techniques and cultures, in order to create a unique form of art”. “Irin Ajo”, his ongoing exhibition of hybrid sculptures, which opened […]
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Artist of the Week – Ayobola Kekere-Ekun
By Adefoyeke Ajao Ayobola Kekere-Ekun is a mixed media artist who gives the traditional craft of quilling a contemporary twist. Her intricate designs are largely handcrafted and involve a painstaking technique that creatively arrays fabric, ribbons, strips of paper and other media into ornate works of art. Irrespective of her expertise at quilling, Kekere-Ekun is equally […]
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Lady Kwali
By Tobijulo Onifade Art class 2007, the topic for the week is colour theory and our assignment is to create a piece with the theme ‘Pottery’. A week after, a classmate comes up with this beautifully painted work of a woman moulding a pot with other ceramic works around her. I asked my classmate where […]
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