Sharing my thoughts on the visual arts…
With a soon-to-be-held solo exhibition at the National Museum, Lagos, which is being organised by Alexis Gallery, Timi Kakandar hopes to stem the tide of Westernization. Okechukwu Uwaezuoke writes Returning …
Evolving a signature style early in his artistic career has paved Emmanuel Idowu’s path to a promising future. Okechukwu Uwaezuoke writes Who could miss the obvious fact, from just a …
Read moreAN ARTIST ON A PATH LINED WITH COLOURFUL MILESTONES
Abdulkadir Zayyad, a stickler for details, expresses himself best in realistic art forms, using ballpoint pens, he tells Okechukwu Uwaezuoke. “Hello! I’m Abdulkadir Zayyad by name,” a youngish man in …
Read moreMEETING ABDULKADIR ZAYYAD, AN ARTIST WITH SIGHTS SET ON EXCELLENCE
As his forthcoming solo exhibition in a Lagos-based gallery looms, Kunle Adeyemi relives his creative trajectory so far in a chat with Okechukwu Uwaezuoke In this high-density rabbit-warren Lagos mainland …
Read moreA TALE OF A RESTLESS PRINTMAKER AND HIS CREATIVE IDIOSYNCRASIES
An eight-day visual feast featuring easily glossed-over everyday scenes in Lagos opened recently in one of the city’s leading galleries. Okechukwu Uwaezuoke reports No, it’s not just the visual euphony of the …
