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TITLE: BETTER HALF
Picture of husband and wife. A painting half male, half female joined together to form one body. It represents the marriage between the two people.
MEDIUM: Oil on Canvas(Pallete Knife) Impastus, Life Painting
DIMENSION: 31.5" X 39.5"
A trumpeter, looking to the future, full of hope, full of promise.
MEDIUM: Oil on Canvas(Pallete Knife) Impastus, Life Painting
DIMENSION: 31.5" X 39.5"
TITLE: JAZZ NIGHT
TITLE: TRIBUTE TO FELA
The painting shows late Fela Anikulapo Kuti. The great legend of Afro Beat music playing his music with one of his dancers dancing to the tunes of his music.
MEDIUM: Oil on Canvas(Pallete Knife) Impastus, Life Painting
DIMENSION: 31.5" X 39.5"
The work is a multiple figure wood sculpture showing different types of traditional musical intruments and their players. Bata, Gangan, Dundun, Benbe and various other traditional musical instrument are played to make the people merry.
MEDIUM: Wood
DIMENSION: 29" x 6 " x 6"
TITLE: TRADITIONAL MUSICAL INSTUMENTS
TITLE: WOOD RECETTA
A wood sculpture with multiple figures showing men and women dancing to the tune of traditional music and drums. They are very happy. It is on an occasion of a yearly festival.
MEDIUM: Wood
DIMENSION: 29" x 8 " x 8"
Wedlock is a wood sculpture. An abstract figure showing a man and a womanjoined together in marriage. Joining together like this the become one body. The yolk in between them represents the fruit of the womb which is the reward of their union.
MEDIUM: Wood
DIMENSION: 24" x 11 " x 8 "
TITLE: WEDLOCK
TITLE: FEEDING BIRDS
The work is showing acrobatic dancers, playing for the people. Their drummers are beating drums for them. Their dance styles are mouth opening to all spetators because of the flexibility, grace and power exhibited by these set of dancers.
MEDIUM: Pen and Ink on Plywood
DIMENSION: 52" x 27 "
The work is showing birds laying their eggs on the coconut tree and feeding on it's fruits.
MEDIUM: Pen and Ink on Plywood
DIMENSION: 52" x 27 "
TITLE: FEEDING BIRDS
TITLE: IYA AGBOMOLA
This work, Iya Abgomola(Translates as "The saviour of the children") is a multiple figure wood sculpture carved on the root of a tree. It shows a woman with a calabash of concorsion on her head. The content of the calabash, when used, is believed to grant healing from the gods to the children (and even the adults for that matter). The people comes from far and near for consultation with Iya Agbomola in order to their healing as well.(A true life story. Contact the curator for more information)
MEDIUM: Wood
DIMENSION: 45 " x 48"
An abstract figure partinated black showing a vital woman in her prime, full of egg.
MEDIUM: Wood
DIMENSION: 30 " x 5 " x 4 "
TITLE: VITALITY
TITLE: SANGO FESTIVAL
A carved panel showing Sango in action. Drummers are beating drums, dancers are dancing and singers are singing to the praise of this great god that spits fire from his mouth. He is known as the god of thunder.
MEDIUM: Wood
DIMENSION: 45 " x 23 "
Evening activities is what this carved panel is showing. It shows people settling for different activities, some for drinks, some for games and so on. But it shows some people still busy at work, so when the sun sets, life still goes on.
MEDIUM: Wood
DIMENSION: 48 " x 20 "
TITLE: WHEN THE SUN SETS