Archives Tag: Paintings

Arts

April 19, 2022

Alluring works of art, good music and the perfect scenery brought many art lovers from all around Lagos to Tribe Fest 2018, organized by Executive Initiative (EI). EI is a philanthropic organization created by a group of young Nigerians committed to the development of their immediate communities as a first step to making a positive … Continue reading Tribe Fest 2018

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Arts BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

A green photo collage by Nigerian born artist, Njideka Akunyili-Crosby, has become the highest grossing artwork by an artist from the country. The piece of art, titled Bush Baby, was sold at New York’s popular Sotheby’s auction for $3.4 million. Njideka, who is based in Los Angeles, has come into the limelight in the past … Continue reading Nigerian Artist, Njideka Akunyili-Crosby, Has Sold Her Artwork for ₦1.2 Billion

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Arts Men

April 19, 2022

Internationally renowned Nigerian-born Victor Ekpuk is set for his first major solo exhibition in Nigeria titled ‘Home Coming’ on the 9th of April in Lagos.

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Arts

April 19, 2022

Trending this week on social media are works of Nigerian hyper-realistic artist, Oresegun  Olumide. His works portray oil paintings of children washing in water. At first, when one looks at the pictures, they think they are photographed. But indeed, these works are all painted, and each work takes about two to three weeks, and sometimes … Continue reading Hyper-realistic Paintings of Oresegun Olumide Trend the Internet

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Personality

April 19, 2022

Kehinde Wiley is a New York-based portrait painter born to a Nigerian father and an African-American mother in 1977. He is known for his highly naturalistic paintings of people with brown skin in heroic poses. He takes urban African-American males, from the well-known like Ice-T and Michael Jackson to those wholly unfamiliar (yet recognizable in their … Continue reading Kehinde Wiley Puts a Modern Twist on Classic Art

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