“There a lot of things going on in the country; a lot of things going on in people’s hearts, a lot of things people want answers to. It is said that there are some years that ask questions, and there some years that give answers. I think we are in the years where there are a lot of questions and we need answers; the things that are happening around us and we want quick answers to them.
So, artists are engaged in lot of things which they are asking questions that they want answers to,” notes president of the Guild of Professional Fine Artists of Nigeria (GFAN), Olusegun Adejumo, at the opening last Saturday of the ongoing 2016 annual group exhibition by members of the guild, at Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos. The show titled ‘Catharsis’ which ends tomorrow features works by over 20 professional artists who are members of the guild.
The purpose of the exhibition, Adejumo further stated, is to bring new insights into the creative studio activities of the members of the GFA, “their experiments, works and how these works might affect the existential disposition of the audience – art collectors and enthusiasts. The works on display vary from socio-political to philosophical, esoteric and poetic, but in all, they “speak from the heart of the artists with passion, thus Catharsis”.
“Catharsis is a narrative of deep emotions with each artist using his/her own language and expression using the preferred material(s) and medium. “It is about artist engaging their deep emotions and letting it go for people to have an idea of the experiences they have and they engage their subject matter.”
The works on display, indeed, show the artists’ depiction and exploration of various issues through diverse media, such as ‘Twilight Market’ (Oil on Textured Canvas) by Alex Nwokolo, ‘Serenity’ (Oil on Canvas) by Bimbo Adenuga, ‘Bad Money’ and ‘Black Out’ (both Acrylic on Canvas) by Diseye Tantula, ‘Evening Blues’ (Enamel Spray Paint, Acrylic on Wood Baord) by Duke Asidere, and ‘Sweet Memories’ and ‘Argungu Ripples’ (both Oil on Canvas) by Mufutau Apooyin as well as ‘Ibadan’ (Oil on Textured Canvas) by Lekan Onabanjo. There are also works such as ‘Rhythm on Strings’ (Acrylic on Canvas) by Nobert Okpu; ‘Custodian’ and ‘Emergence’ (both Welded Metal) by Fidelis Eze Odogwu, and others.
Participating members of the guild include Abraham Uyovbisere, Alex Nwokolo, Bimboi Adenuga, Diseye Tantua, Duke Asidere, Ebenezer Akinola, Edosa Oguigo, Emenike Ogwo, Fidelis Eze Odogwu, Francis Uduh, George Edozie, Gerry Nnubia, Joshua Nmesirionye, Kehinde Sanwo, Lekan Onabanjo.
Others are Norbert Okpu, Mufutua Apooyin, Olusegun Adejumo, Osagie Aimufia, Sam Ebohon, Tayo Quaye, Tola Wewe, Toni Okujeni and Reuben Ugbine. In an interview at the opening of the exhibition, Asidere, explains the idea behind his two works, ‘Evening Blues’, and ‘Visitations’. He said: “Evening Blues is a painting I did thinking about how we go to bed.
A lot of people have issues with sleeping; they usually use a lot of things to make them sleep. But I believe that if you use lights (I have always light lights, a lot of people go to clubs to just go and shake their bodies, I go to club to look at the lights also). The Evening Blues, I have had for eight years; it has always been in my bed room. It is something that I look on and look on before I go to bed. So, for me, it’s a sleep activator; it is something that sedates me when I look at it.
I have not had issues with sleep but I think we are in society where we worry a lot, and greed has pushed us beyond our limits – we do beyond our limits – so we find it very difficult to sleep when we should naturally sleep. I am showing this work just to inspire the minds of people.
According to him, ‘Visitation’, is about “how we manage colours and manage emotions. When I paint, I am more bothered about how my picture ends, how does it end? What are the things I want to achieve when I paint? So, in that work, I was able to, by the use of contrast, break the pattern of blue. I think it is an enjoyable piece.
If you look at the work, the figure is almost hanging, but it is seated figure, and I enjoy it. I am showing two works that I have a lot of faith in. I could have shown any other work in my studio; I could have shown work that is bigger than this. So, it is not size; it is usually content, and it is how much soul that you have in your work that is the issue here.” Also, on display are two metal sculptures – ‘The Emergence’ and ‘The Custodian’, by Odogwu Fidelis Eze.
As the title suggests, ‘The Custodian’, he explained, has cultural underpinning. “I am an African, and individual units of that Africa, if you narrow it down to Nigeria, and also narrow it to where I am based, Lagos, we all have symbols. And once you see ‘Eyo’, it is a symbol of Lagos State. So, that is the culture that it portrays.”
On the ‘The Allegiance’, he explained: “You can push it to anywhere, whether political, social, or even the family setting, I believe that we are growing.
People think that we should be in a place, but we are developing; we are emerging, doing what we are supposed to do, even if the economy is so tight now. I believe that we are trying to restructure things; so things are coming up the way it should be. “It is a good show, well put together.”
https://newtelegraphonline.com/302412-2/
So, artists are engaged in lot of things which they are asking questions that they want answers to,” notes president of the Guild of Professional Fine Artists of Nigeria (GFAN), Olusegun Adejumo, at the opening last Saturday of the ongoing 2016 annual group exhibition by members of the guild, at Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos. The show titled ‘Catharsis’ which ends tomorrow features works by over 20 professional artists who are members of the guild.
The purpose of the exhibition, Adejumo further stated, is to bring new insights into the creative studio activities of the members of the GFA, “their experiments, works and how these works might affect the existential disposition of the audience – art collectors and enthusiasts. The works on display vary from socio-political to philosophical, esoteric and poetic, but in all, they “speak from the heart of the artists with passion, thus Catharsis”.
“Catharsis is a narrative of deep emotions with each artist using his/her own language and expression using the preferred material(s) and medium. “It is about artist engaging their deep emotions and letting it go for people to have an idea of the experiences they have and they engage their subject matter.”
The works on display, indeed, show the artists’ depiction and exploration of various issues through diverse media, such as ‘Twilight Market’ (Oil on Textured Canvas) by Alex Nwokolo, ‘Serenity’ (Oil on Canvas) by Bimbo Adenuga, ‘Bad Money’ and ‘Black Out’ (both Acrylic on Canvas) by Diseye Tantula, ‘Evening Blues’ (Enamel Spray Paint, Acrylic on Wood Baord) by Duke Asidere, and ‘Sweet Memories’ and ‘Argungu Ripples’ (both Oil on Canvas) by Mufutau Apooyin as well as ‘Ibadan’ (Oil on Textured Canvas) by Lekan Onabanjo. There are also works such as ‘Rhythm on Strings’ (Acrylic on Canvas) by Nobert Okpu; ‘Custodian’ and ‘Emergence’ (both Welded Metal) by Fidelis Eze Odogwu, and others.
Participating members of the guild include Abraham Uyovbisere, Alex Nwokolo, Bimboi Adenuga, Diseye Tantua, Duke Asidere, Ebenezer Akinola, Edosa Oguigo, Emenike Ogwo, Fidelis Eze Odogwu, Francis Uduh, George Edozie, Gerry Nnubia, Joshua Nmesirionye, Kehinde Sanwo, Lekan Onabanjo.
Others are Norbert Okpu, Mufutua Apooyin, Olusegun Adejumo, Osagie Aimufia, Sam Ebohon, Tayo Quaye, Tola Wewe, Toni Okujeni and Reuben Ugbine. In an interview at the opening of the exhibition, Asidere, explains the idea behind his two works, ‘Evening Blues’, and ‘Visitations’. He said: “Evening Blues is a painting I did thinking about how we go to bed.
A lot of people have issues with sleeping; they usually use a lot of things to make them sleep. But I believe that if you use lights (I have always light lights, a lot of people go to clubs to just go and shake their bodies, I go to club to look at the lights also). The Evening Blues, I have had for eight years; it has always been in my bed room. It is something that I look on and look on before I go to bed. So, for me, it’s a sleep activator; it is something that sedates me when I look at it.
I have not had issues with sleep but I think we are in society where we worry a lot, and greed has pushed us beyond our limits – we do beyond our limits – so we find it very difficult to sleep when we should naturally sleep. I am showing this work just to inspire the minds of people.
According to him, ‘Visitation’, is about “how we manage colours and manage emotions. When I paint, I am more bothered about how my picture ends, how does it end? What are the things I want to achieve when I paint? So, in that work, I was able to, by the use of contrast, break the pattern of blue. I think it is an enjoyable piece.
If you look at the work, the figure is almost hanging, but it is seated figure, and I enjoy it. I am showing two works that I have a lot of faith in. I could have shown any other work in my studio; I could have shown work that is bigger than this. So, it is not size; it is usually content, and it is how much soul that you have in your work that is the issue here.” Also, on display are two metal sculptures – ‘The Emergence’ and ‘The Custodian’, by Odogwu Fidelis Eze.
As the title suggests, ‘The Custodian’, he explained, has cultural underpinning. “I am an African, and individual units of that Africa, if you narrow it down to Nigeria, and also narrow it to where I am based, Lagos, we all have symbols. And once you see ‘Eyo’, it is a symbol of Lagos State. So, that is the culture that it portrays.”
On the ‘The Allegiance’, he explained: “You can push it to anywhere, whether political, social, or even the family setting, I believe that we are growing.
People think that we should be in a place, but we are developing; we are emerging, doing what we are supposed to do, even if the economy is so tight now. I believe that we are trying to restructure things; so things are coming up the way it should be. “It is a good show, well put together.”
https://newtelegraphonline.com/302412-2/
Catharsis : Narrative Of Deep Emotions From GFAN
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