Sharing my thoughts on the visual arts…
Expressing the pains of others and those of a period in his childhood through his paintings became the theme song of Toluwalase Awolaja’s studio practice, Okechukwu Uwaezuoke writes ART-LOGUE Dysphoria, …
With its explicit statement, which swirls around the concept of collective responsibility, the title of Amarachi Okafor’s exhibition resonates with these times, as Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary approaches, Okechukwu Uwaezuoke …
Memories of Christopher St Aubyn Iron’s sojourn in Nigeria remain vivid even after almost two decades after he had returned to his native Jamaica. Art, he tells Okechukwu Uwaezuoke, has …
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Nigeria’s metal sculpture maestro Olu Amoda remains a reference point among his peers, says Okechukwu Uwaezuoke, who revisits his early landmark feats as well as his large-sized sculptures’ raison d’être …
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Having successfully developed a signature style, Damola Adeyemo aims for global recognition as one of the best artists. Okechukwu Uwaezuoke reports ART-LOGUE When, or how, it all started, seem to …
Read moreWITH DILIGENCE AND PERSEVERANCE, DAMOLA ADEYEMO PLODS ON