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One man's junk is another's treasure - meet the Nigerian sculptor turning metal scraps to pieces of art.

Here is Dotun Popoola, a Nigerian man from Ile Ife who is making waves with his artworks from metal scraps.

Al Jazeera English features him.

He wrote:

"I looked at my self in the mirror and tears rolled down from my eyes, not because i received award, but i remember how i started this ART in Agege 1986 as a kid , sketching on our landlords new Mercedes Benz with sharp nails, cutting my dads leather chairs with charp razor blades, all these has put me in troubles, but now i am an artist with special GRACE.

I listen to Mr @oliverenwonwu read my citation for 8minutes and i couldn't believe he was talking about me, could that be me? i think he was reading the story of a man with special GRACE.

I looked at my wife's face @adeolacakes and i saw the joy on her face for saying yes to me seven years ago when i didnt even look like a man that could take her arround the world, i think she is married to a man full of special GRACE.

I remembered how i use to carry my art work inside Yellow bus(molue), from Abule Egba, looking for who will buy on Island, and sometimes i would end up selling it cheaper just to get transport back home, but now only selected few who are well feed�� can afford it, i think you are buying a work of a man with special GRACE.

Key into the GRACE of God and your story will change shortly. Abeg let me go and Weld jare..... where is my apron�, this TUX is giving me heat."


Watch his Al Jazeera video

Source: http://www.thefamousnaija.com/2019/05/biography-of-dotun-popoola-meet.html?m=1

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Really,great acts stirs imaginations, indeed; u are a child of grace,and it has found u. Ride on bro

Beautiful. kudos

driand:


This is Awesome!

We from the S/E are very proud of you...

Say no to a divided southern Nigeria...

Together we stand against their fulanization...

In the end the south will prevail...

if u really mean it

Very creative

So he made this stuff I was shooting with

IkpuMmadu:


The yoriuba would see art
The Igbo would see cash
The Hausa would see materials for recycle
The Niger Delta might not see anything or weapon in rare cases

Recycle into??

They will see weapons and materials to make daggers.

I just don't know how to appreciate art...these are nice though

God bless ur hustle

God bless ur hustle. Bright nd nice

Looks like Tunde Ednut.

abdelrahman:
Oyinbo people will soon carry am soon from this useless shit called Nigeria

BBC already featured him, Al Jazeera featured him. Washington Times wrote an article about him. He was invited to an exhibition in Las Vegas where his exhibitions was the main attraction. Anytime you turn non-valuables into valuables you catch attention of investors, naturally!
You will soon hear that his work has been catalogued into the Smithsonian. His creativity is common but his products are rare and aesthetically unique. Collectors might commission him to make scaled versions or mini versions for their desktops....and you can imagine the rest.

IvarTheTerrible:


Those pictures should be at the top. The OP just put up pictures of his face and not showcasing his body of work.

Incredible to look at!

Some people don't know how to tell a moving story. OP is talking about art work and not a single work of art from the guy is presented. I thought to present few of the works to help him out.

justtruth88miSt:
We r creative and intelligent.

We r Yoruba's...

without us, no Nigeria

This is why Nigeria will never grow. Tribalism always a big problem yielding us backwards. We are much stronger if we associate as one. People like you are the reason for our diversity

Patience, perseverance and persistence (the 3 Ps) are always the key to success.

That is the motto of a true hustler.

From 1986.... you know how many people go don insult am say he be NFA (No future Ambition).

If no be say na better wife him marry, if na one of the olosho girls of this our generation him marry I believe say she for don run leave am since. Never marry a Hoe.

MetaPhysical:


BBC already featured him, Al Jazeera featured him. Washington Times wrote an article about him. He was invited to an exhibition in Las Vegas where his exhibitions was the main attraction. Anytime you turn non-valuables into valuables you catch attention of investors, naturally!
You will soon hear that his work has been catalogued into the Smithsonian. His creativity is common but his products are rare and aesthetically unique. Collectors might commission him to make scaled versions or mini versions for their desktops....and you can imagine the rest.

he no better for those who joined Nigeria together

tydi:


In pictures everything looks fine and beautiful but in reality you might not want to waste your money on such frivolities..

And I ask of what use will it be to the common man..
Been a carpenter could have paid that guy the more.

the least of his sculptures cost above 3Million naira. Don't ask me how I know, we've had exhibitions together.

Joe88:
the least of his sculptures cost above 3Million naira. Don't ask me how I know, we've had exhibitions together.

Your signature just spoke my mind, better don't go with the latter cus only one with ardent madness would buy those piece for 3M just to stare at it or for decoration with no productivity from it.
Have a blissful monday

. This work give me another healthy liver . Pls efun boboyen latewo ejo. Ahhhhhhhhhh ahhhhhhhhhh. This what we want to be see.


But why Yoruba like like art and music?

Sluacoast:

This is why Nigeria will never grow. Tribalism always a big problem yielding us backwards. We are much stronger if we associate as one. People like you are the reason for our diversity

na now u wake up

Wow.. Simple means he can build the iron throne

justtruth88miSt:
We r creative and intelligent.

We r Yoruba's...

without us, no Nigeria

who is sitting on ur brain mbok?? Yen yen yen

justtruth88miSt:
We r creative and intelligent.

We r Yoruba's...

without us, no Nigeria

Ibiakwa##

jayextra:
who is sitting on ur brain mbok?? Yen yen yen

Akpan...ur papa...

This is creativity.
But I'm still waiting for a profession that converts wastes to something useful like Agriculture

omonla10:
So painful that Art is less appreciated in this dark part of d world

What is this now for God sake

justtruth88miSt:


Akpan...ur papa...

Akpan...ur papa...[/quote]Taggin my Fam to ur useless post describes how foolish u are,i wont tag ur dad cuz ur stupidity might be a genetic trait that runs in ur Family *spits on d future u wish u had*

abdelrahman:
Oyinbo people will soon carry am soon from this useless shit called Nigeria

by the way! a won omo iya was from oke ohun won't like this

Oyinbo ppl has come for him several time but d guy insisted he will rather stay here in Ife than going to live abroad. He has visited many countries though

IkpuMmadu:


The yoriuba would see art
The Igbo would see cash
The Hausa would see materials for recycle
The Niger Delta might not see anything or weapon in rare cases

stereotyping. smh

jayextra:
Akpan...ur papa...Taggin my Fam to ur useless post describes how foolish u are,i wont tag ur dad cuz ur stupidity might be a genetic trait that runs in ur Family *spits on d future u wish u had*

u r in a severe pain... serious one oooo

Is he the guy that did the sculpture at the roundabout just before lekki phase 1?

Shibaraba:
What I see....art

What my brothers at ladipo see.....cash
As in for real?
Spark plugs hanging about like that?
Nna yem spark plugs abuo kain startie that moto

No time

Hahahaha.. you got it