ktravula – a travelogue!

Dennis Osadebe at Terra

One of the artists whose work are being exhibited in the exhibition hall at Terra Kulture this week is Dennis Osadebe. His three paintings currently on display explore more than just the range of colours and ideas, but a depth that traps the wandering eye.

WP_20140104_010Depicted here are two of them, along with the artist. The first is titled Hollywood Africans 2014 inspired, he said, by the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat and the need for social commentary and intervention; while the other is titled Oko Building, a metaphor on Nigeria.

The exhibition titled “Culture Shock”, featuring works of many other artists, will be open until Tuesday, 7th January, 2014. Terra Kulture is on Tiamiyu Savage, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Dennis Osadebe at Terra was published on January 4th, 2014, with the tags , , , , under the Art category. There are currently no comments on this article so far.

Amusing the Muse

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The exhibition, titled Amusing the Muse, took place between April 27 and May 31, 2013, at Temple Muse, 21 Amodu Tijani street, Off Sanusi Fafunwa, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The artworks beautifully arranged around the premises of the  Temple Muse (which is also an events shop, bookstore, and a fashion & lifestyle showroom), were given names like “I don’t know where to but let’s go”,  “To all the first ladies who love themselves”,  “Coup plotter before shower”, “Your head is correct”, “Home sweet home”, “Mr president after the coup”, “Adam and Eve waiting for a flight out of Eden”, “Your dancing is music inside my head”, “Yesterday and today waiting for tomorrow.”, “Your music is dancing inside my head”, “Nobody came to us”, and “Opportunities in the land of closed doors”.

Of form, the work varied from “Charcoal on canvass” to “Paintforation on handmade paper”, “Charcoal and oil pastel on canvas”, “Ink wash and acrylic on paper”, “Latex paint and charcoal on handmade paper”, and “Acrylic on wood and fabric”.

My interview with Victor has just been published at NigeriansTalk.

Amusing the Muse was published on June 7th, 2013, with the tags , , , , , under the Art, Observations category. There are currently 1 comment on this article so far.

Art Chicago III

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These are mainly of buldings, wall art, sculptures and sceneries. The next post about my Chicago trip will likely focus on Hostelling International, the 5-star hostel facility that hosted us to a kind of luxury for so much less.

Art Chicago III was published on November 23rd, 2009, with the tags , , , , under the Art, Fun, Observations category. There are currently no comments on this article so far.