A King’s Collection of Art
"Passion, intellectual curiosity, and intuition inspired His Royal Majesty Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe CFR, over a period of 40 years"
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Mar 111 min read
Originality and Being Stranger/Son at Home Everywhere
Authenticity for an artist means one of 2 things- either your herd accepts you are reflecting the values of that community, or you act...
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Sep 30, 20231 min read
Citizens of Nowhere: The Exhibition
I want to share a review of my ongoing exhibition that appeared in Businessday, Nigeria newspaper. Click on the link attached to read the...
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Sep 22, 20232 min read
The Black Body at Rest.
When a system demands that you work twice as hard to be accepted, then rest, sleep, and dreaming become important tools for shutting out...
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Sep 16, 20231 min read
Upcoming Solo Exhibition
the solo exhibition of my body of works titled after the series Citizens of Nowhere. Come back soon for the PDF catalogue of the works in th
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Jul 11, 20231 min read
Study, body, and story; Naseba Musing
The human body is a summary of everything you see in Nature. There are trees, streams, gardens, hills, and valleys. There is the desert,...
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Jun 8, 20231 min read
Is the painting really finished? Some recently signed paintings are!
Knowing when to sign the painting as finished is part of the process, particularly when one is not working off a reference. There is a lot
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May 12, 20231 min read
When The Flow Happens
There are these ideas you 'see' even before painting. You embrace the moment and just go with it. It becomes what you were born to do, a...
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Feb 10, 20232 min read
Throngs and Raising Dust: The Crowded Canvas
When I was a child father would take us in his Datsun car on trips to visit friends and relatives. Mother dressed us in clothes with...
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Jan 4, 20235 min read
Celebrating 2 Months at Torpedo Factory Art Center
It is my second month at Torpedo Factory Art Center. It has been a great experience. Studio 324 has old and new works- drawings and...
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