Noone Works In A Void
Washerwoman Whenever I paint, I remember the experience of other paintings. #Painting
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- Feb 23, 2016
- 1 min
Personal beauty, or Poise
Long ago in university I realized that individuality is not to be sacrificed for the applause of the crowd. That is the training and...
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- Aug 1, 2015
- 1 min
Nigeria / Roots : Contemporary Artists from Nigeria
http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/06/contemporary-artists-from-nigeria-a-view-through-outsiders-window/ I got the lovely catalogue of...
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- Jul 8, 2015
- 1 min
Conversations or The Dying of Languages
This is an excerpt from a conversation I just had with a friend called ‘Suzy’. We are friends on Blackberry Messenger, and today she woke...
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- Jun 22, 2015
- 2 min
When Beauty is An Associated Notion( or In defense of the imperfections of the painting The Holy Fam
In traditional African art, the human form is exaggerated for effect, while the western traditions followed the rules of proportion and...
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- Jun 8, 2015
- 1 min
Flowers in Bloom
“It is only by selection, by elimination, and by emphasis that we get at the real meaning of things,” Georgia O’Keeffe, American painter.
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- Feb 14, 2015
- 3 min
A Sad Love Story
Maybe there are the exceptional fairytale endings that fall into place finally in the most unusual way. There was my dear friend Nkem...
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- Sep 3, 2014
- 1 min
Pictures within pictures.
Over the years I have taken tens of thousands of shots. That’s the digital luxury we enjoy these days. I was able to print at least a...
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- Dec 9, 2012
- 2 min
Dream Show-Opening of Autobiography and Beatitudes
The day started slowly, as the traffic on the Ajah end was especially horrid. By 3.30pm, the only people in the foyer of the Lagos...
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- Nov 29, 2012
- 5 min
EXPLAINING THE EXHIBITION: AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND BEATITUDES
The need to create a different narrative arose from a conversation with Joan Egwuterai, manager, communications and external relations at...
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- Nov 26, 2012
- 9 min
RE:AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND BEATITUDES, my art exhibition
This is an autobiography of the works I have done, the stories, the places I have been and the events transmitted through poems,...
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- Nov 19, 2012
- 9 min
Engaging the Enemy: The Voices of Interrupted Lives
Creative practice and political crusading could well be the sub-theme for this exhibition. Through the ages, the role of the artist in...
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- Mar 23, 2012
- 1 min
Kelechi Amadi-Obi, Lawyer, Artist;latest medium-Photography
This was a picture of the artist/renowned Nigerian fashion photographer Kelechi Amadi-Obi taken at Arise Fashion Show, in Federal Palace...
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- Mar 19, 2012
- 4 min
Defending Fat Women-My African Palette
STUCK TO THIS SKIN,29″ X 39″ mixed media painting, 02-2012 This topic seems to turn 180 degrees after my week of shooting...
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