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“Icons of a Metropolis” offers a non-judgmental look at 20 character archetypes – they are the ICONS. They are a creative force, a self-organizing and self-referential manifestation of the zenith of urban survival. The ICONs add colour, help to reflect our consciences, test our moral compasses and above all offer signals to the fragile points of the rapidly expanding ecosystem of a megacity. In their guise as evolutionary change agents they can be considered as the city planner’s guide or muse and as such are living mentors on the design requirements for mega cities.

One can ask if these icons fulfill a need created by vacuous institutions or whether they are just a manifestation of the rapid growth dynamic of the Metropolis. Either way the vacuum exists; the conditions for creative destruction are met and our ICONs thrive.

These characters are a creative force to be celebrated, for they transform life, fulfill needs, grease the wheels that turn mega city living into a unique blend of stage play (with all its genres) and self-purposed choreographed dance. It is this stage play and dance that the artworks presented here aim to heighten.
for the rest of the pics,visit http://farabale.co/2015/05/05/ade-adekolas-icons-of-a-metropolis-art/

Four floors high, Nike Art Gallery is enormous and holds a massive amount of art work, as thousands of artwork occupy almost every inch of space on the wall. Each of these floors present you with Nigerian art in every medium; painting, mixed media, digital, metal work, wooden sculptures, and the list goes on.

Nike Art got its name from the founder, Nike Davies Okundaye, an artist and designer on a mission to improve the lives of disadvantaged Nigerian women through art by teaching the unique techniques of indigo cloth dyeing(also known as Adire) to rural women. Nike found that the traditional methods of weaving and dying that had been her original inspiration were fading in Nigeria. She used her international success to launch a cultural revival, building art centers where young Nigerians master traditional arts and crafts.
see more photos from the gallery at :http://farabale.co/2015/04/16/experiencing-lagos-niike-art-gallery/

The Mapapa’s are unique pieces that keep the fragile handprints have imagined them and manufactured. They offer to those who acquire a well-link beyond the distance and cultures that separate them are discovering patterns, fabrics and many techniques of weaving and dyeing they evoke, work from technical miles recovery that the African continent has invented for their achievement.
go to http://farabale.co/2015/04/13/african-trend-the-mapapas-sandals/

Born in Ibadan in the state of Edo, Nigeria back in 1961, Edosa Ogiugo has fast become one of Nigeria’s (perhaps Africa’s) best painters. Obviously inspired by the work of Lucian Freud, Edosa recreates a loose version of the famous orientalist style using the tools at his disposal.

Slightly reminiscent of the work of Frederick Arthur Bridgeman, Ogiugo has a more slightly contemporary treatment of his subjects using a big brush and rough movements to create a sense of vibrancy, hustle and drama.
see more of her work here:http://farabale.co/2015/04/17/edosa-ogiugo-flawlessly-captures-nigeria-on-canvas-2/

You might not have heard about her, but Nigerian born U.S -based artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby has been described by CNN “as one of New York’s most promising new talents”. In pop culture parlance, Njideka is the next big thing in the ART world. I had sought an interview with her in February 2013 but somehow it didn’t work out. So when Victor EHIKHAMENOR, an award winning visual artist and writer – who was in town for the FRIEZE ART FAIR Week and 1.54 African Art Fair – invited me to Tafeta Gallery in Central London, my joy knew no bounds when I met Njideka there. Pronto an interview appointment was fixed for the next day.

A Yale University MFA graduate, her works sold out in the 2012 Arts Basel – the number one fair for modern and contemporary art in the world. She has also participated in a year-long residency with the prestigious Studio Harlem in New York. Ok, quite rightly, let’s skip the introduction and allow you to dig into this exclusive interview with this brilliant artist who Victor Ehikhamenor describes as the “Chimamanda of the Art World”.
see more at http://farabale.co/2015/03/17/about-the-artist-njideka-akunyili-crosby/

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