AqualinaXYZ:
Dangote should refine fuel




99% of poor Nigerians doesn’t patronize diesel




Na fuel be the koko if they wanna help the poor

Is diesel not a fuel? Besides, reduced diesel price would force down the prices of commodities due to lower production and freight costs.

Jazakumullahu kairan

Kaa4:
That profit is not generic, because you cannot be profitable and be closing down at the same time. No doubt only the seriously deep pocketed and widely diversified will survive the economic policies of this administration

A business not being profitable as a result of poor economic policies is different from being eclipsed by competition. As is clear here, the company realised that they stand no chance. Hence, their decision to pull out.

Zonefree:
What's the essence of inviting the vice president to commission a renovated building?

Must you find a fault in everything? That renovated building is the national arts Theatre.

It looks like it was staged. The English format for the recipient and sender looks too similar.

Every other day, my clients behave very differently, and I understand that things are relative for everyone, but for me, there are usually some disparities between those who just want to ask questions and those who really want to buy.

95% of the time (not 100% because it appears incredulous ) I can always guess if a prospect is wasting my time just from the first question or first line of their sentence.

Whenever I get a first question like " How much is your artwork? " Or just "how much? " and statements like "send me pictures of your artworks," and "send me pictures of your works and their prices," or perhaps if I go a step further by asking which particular one and the response is like "all of them" I know already that the prospect would still ask for many more pictures without buying anything, I learnt this after dealing with numerous lot. So, these days, rather than sifting through my album for pictures, I just send them a link to my Instagram or my online catalogue and most times, the conversation usually end there, no matter how much I follow up, and if genuine interest is shown, their budget is usually well below the acceptable threshold.

On the other hand, a serious prospect usually sends me a picture of one of my works with a caption like, "is this artwork available? " Or "I love this artwork, how much for it?" Almost 100% of these end up converting and it is very thrilling.

In conclusion, most of the prospects who convert know what they want and usually go straight for it from the onset, while most on the other side of the divide appear to throw open the options, like in window shopping.

Do you have similar experience?

HarlequinLekex:
Why is that road not tiled abi na my eyes dey turn?

Tiled kor, slabbed ni lol. It's obvious that the road is under construction.

Good.

Man is power drunk.

smile4kenn:


Nice one.

I repackaged your article and posted it here. Thanks
https://gist.am/question/surviving-as-an-artist-in-nigeria-how-do-you-find-a-market-that-appreciates-art

No credit sir. My name is Ajíbólá Adékàńmbí

yungz:


you still need a lot of money to mint nft on ethereum network. They should face the reality, being an artist is not a sustainable career especially in this part of the world.

Lol. It is sustainable, every hustle requires a strategy. All my works are non figurative, yet I make sales. I make utility art as well. Also, minting is free on Polygon.

Coolguy34:
Guy calm down

The moniker is on point lol.

maxiart2:
A lot of artists are not valued and their works are less appreciated.
I create and sell more of my works as NFTs than commissions.
As a Nigerian artists , you need not to rely on art as your soul source of income especially the yet to be established artists.

You're absolutely right. Generate most of my income from model making, I exhibit occasionally too though.

Lamanii22:
I think nfts was created for you guys

The world of NFTs is overpopulated. Billions of NFTs with little resale value.

Babadem007:
Just draw a celebrity and start praying that GOD should locate you, ....remember to put the picture of that person close to the road side, ..so he/she can see the pix...if not you will have ur self to blame....

Funny man

SanusiOlaide:
Well.....to me art is still a noble profession which I'm proud of. it is a profession meant for the elite and appreciated by the selected rich and exposed individuals which we still have many of them around to patronize the artist. Like I have client who love art so much that he has over 50pieces of my creative works in his building. Yes there are those who appreciate Art and can afford it.

Very true sire.

Emperordynasty:
As for me my art is from above to do a service for mankind

Henry ford said, any business having a focus on service will have only one problem with profits, it will be embarrassingly high..

I hate doing conmissioned potrait art by the way..
I’m a highly inspired person, following the Nigerian
Draw portrait syndrome will be imprisonment for me...

Well said.

silverlinen:
Damnnn
When are we going to build an aircraft carrier?
When are we going to have military and naval bases in neighboring countries?
We should aspire for bigger achievements, not necessarily little things like this.

Not every advanced nation aspire regional military power, while we can develop our capabilities, we don't need bases in neighbouring countries. That's a great misplace of priority except we want to start meddling in their politics.

Nigeria, unlike the US, Australia and most of Europe and east Asia has a very low risk of an external conflict. We could work to become a major arms exporter though.

Whenever I meet someone new, one of the first questions I get is, "Are you making sales?"

I used to be quite taken aback by the question but I soon realised that the question is not out of place.

The world art market is a lopsided world which favours the established and known artists much more than the emerging and new artists. But in Nigeria, it is much worse. Like I stated in a TVC interview not too long ago, the Nigerian art industry is plagued by a general lack of appreciation for art.

The average Nigerian art lover who has many 'artworks' at home does not particularly care if the artwork in his living room is a printed picture randomly picked from the internet or a plagiarised piece of art. To the untrained eye, if it is a beautiful painting, pottery or sculpture, then it is art.

And for the people who have managed to develop techniques and styles way different from what is traditionally known, many are generally out of the conversation. Even the so called curators tend to relegate the works to the world of craft while others advice them to make 'sellable' art.

This puts so many artists jostling for sales to make more of the art types that sell, while many focus on painting celebrities to push their art. But are they to blame?

Now the problem with the so called sellable art is that the artist has endeavoured to water down the art of self expression, focusing mainly on what the audience wants to see and not necessarily what is right or true to him.

As it occurs, even the few who 'genuinely' love art will only agree to buy your best works for a fraction of the price you would sell them abroad, while praising your creativity and admiring the aesthetics.

The clamour for the return of Nigerian artefacts from foreign museums and collectors is a fine curtain that appears to highlight how much our artefacts are valued by us, but are they, really? History has it that many of the artefacts had to be dug up, does the fact that they were buried show how much they were valued by us? Or did we only start valuing them after they were taken from us? Do we even deserve these artworks other than for the reason that they are ours? Had they not been plundered and taken abroad, would we have eventually expressed the immense value that we have for them? Or would they still have been underground? That is left to be said.

If you are a Nigerian artist, I would love to know how easy you find traversing the Nigerian art terrain and how you manage to make sales and build an enviable life.

Seniorwriter:

Commendable.....kindly drop your e-studio address for more perusal.....A million naira per week deal forthcoming if impressive.



Good morning....if you are yet ready financially to own a website then I'll simply suggest you create a live podcast and start earning .....I help set up or mentor peeps on how they can use their talent, skill(s) or expertise to earn via the online space no matter their line of profession for a token Mentorship Fee depending on the time frame(Time is money)...the internet space is the easiest and viable community to earn well in millions...imagine learning the skill of convincing one thousand subscribers(Your Art Clients) that will readily pay just $2 monthly on your Art e-studio...or creating a platform that will enable you sell 10 art works for $99 each weekly or monthly depending on how you schedule it.

@Seniorwriter

Interesting, can you tell me more about it via WhatsApp? https:///message/QZZFTPOVLI33A1

Seniorwriter:

Commendable.....kindly drop your e-studio address for more perusal.....A million naira per week deal forthcoming if impressive.



Good morning....if you are yet ready financially to own a website then I'll simply suggest you create a live podcast and start earning .....I help set up or mentor peeps on how they can use their talent, skill(s) or expertise to earn via the online space no matter their line of profession for a token Mentorship Fee depending on the time frame(Time is money)...the internet space is the easiest and viable community to earn well in millions...imagine learning the skill of convincing one thousand subscribers(Your Art Clients) that will readily pay just $2 monthly on your Art e-studio...or creating a platform that will enable you sell 10 art works for $99 each weekly or monthly depending on how you schedule it.

@Seniorwriter

Interesting. How do we get started, sire?

Seniorwriter:

Commendable.....kindly drop your e-studio address for more perusal.....A million naira per week deal forthcoming if impressive.



Good morning....if you are yet ready financially to own a website then I'll simply suggest you create a live podcast and start earning .....I help set up or mentor peeps on how they can use their talent, skill(s) or expertise to earn via the online space no matter their line of profession for a token Mentorship Fee depending on the time frame(Time is money)...the internet space is the easiest and viable community to earn well in millions...imagine learning the skill of convincing one thousand subscribers(Your Art Clients) that will readily pay just $2 monthly on your Art e-studio...or creating a platform that will enable you sell 10 art works for $99 each weekly or monthly depending on how you schedule it.

@Seniorwriter

Can you send me a message? Thank you.

https:///message/QZZFTPOVLI33A1

Seniorwriter:

Commendable.....kindly drop your e-studio address for more perusal.....A million naira per week deal forthcoming if impressive.

@Seniorwriter

Here is my portfolio https://www.kaleido.art/Ajibolaadekanmbi/showroom/the-vessels-project-1

My website is still in the works, good morning.

Good. I hope it is properly enforced.

Amotekun should also be equipped with surveillance equipment including drones.

For being very talented, I didn't know what I wanted to be. I am now an artist.

Klastivity:
Super Amazing!!!!! Wow!!!! I so much love them.... Kudo mhen!!!!! Painting or digital artworks?

Paper art. Thank you!

Badguyyyy123:


Have u ever condemned the innocent people esn(known gun men) are killing. Idio t

You don't understand English bro. That's sarcasm!

Modified: I don't think any sane person would support these so called UGM inspite of their constant killings of their brothers.

More

Please check out these artwork, from a new series named 'Vessels," check out more: Instagram.com/dris_xy

Can't imagine someone actually posted this!

The idea that girls like fair guys more only lives in your head. You need to hustle up and make a difference and see how girls would love you more, genuine girls love accomplishments, not light skin.

Perhaps, the 'girls' you're implying are simply your street girls.

Hi! I made this yacht model from paper. What do you think?

Yoghotti:
Nice one!

Can't wait to see it

Can't wait to die. Lol