Meet the Artiste; Moyosore Martins –Creating Cultural, Tradition and Spiritual Pathways.
From time immemorial artists all around the world have been influenced by their surroundings, most of them transfer the energy of their surroundings, culture and heritage into their art works, thus creating a unique platform that exposes the essence of man and his environment. One…
Meet the Artist: Alimi Adewale “Between Minimalism and Abstraction”
Alimi Adewale’s practice posit genres traditionally evoked in painting—such as portraits, landscapes, and nudes but with a contemporary expression in a profusion of rich texture and often uncommon sculptural finish. Whether utilizing photography and oil paint (Owambe, 2015) or thick lump of oils mediums, (House…
Meet The Artist:Dare Adenuga. Artist with no Boundaries
When his works first caught our interest we doubted if it was done by a Nigerian. His attention to detail, his use of colours, and how he employed this mix, was, to it keep short: simply mind blowing. The reason particular this edition is tagged…
Meet The Artist: Adeola Olagunju,Looking at the World from a Rear View
On each series of #MeetTheArtist we try to profile emerging artist in Nigeria, different individuals on a mission to change perceptions or alter the way the world sees a particular issue or situation with their works.One this episode , we are looking at a pack…
Meet the Artist: Tega Akpokona “Illuminating the World with his Brush”
There is no doubt that Artists are regarded as people who live in their own shell, their creativity and various contradictions make them who they are. Crazy, obnoxious but still the products of this perceived impulsiveness is what makes the world go round. A little…
Meet The Artist:Wole Lagunju.Re-Defining Traditional Yoruba Arts
One of the main objectives of this segment #MeetTheArtist, is to bring awareness to artists doing amazing jobs in their different fields; these artists are innovators and creators of new thought patterns, creating novel artistic ideals that will further re – define the Nigerian art…
Meet the Artist:Olumide Oresegun an Apostle of Realism
Olumide Oresegun was born in Lagos, in 1981. He is a painter of immense talent and definitely one to watch out for. In his generation of Nigerian painters, who specialize in painting lifelike representations of the world and people, he is perhaps the most exciting….
Meet the Artist: The Art and Act of Abolore Sobayo
Abolore Sobayo is a man of many parts, painting, politics and fashion. He trained as fine artist at Yaba College of Technology, and his paintings have won critical acclaim. In 2006, he was the runner up at the Nigerian Fashion Show. And when he ventured…
Meet the Artist: Emmanuel Isiuwe
Meet the Artiste: Emmanuel Isiuwe is a graduate of Auchi Polytechnic. A full time studio artiste with a passion for excellence and “out of the box” creativity. Most of his works are mostly seen in oil, acrylic charcoal, water colour. Over the course of time…