About Uche Edochie and Tolu Aliki
I wrote this essay for the catalogue of Uche Edochie and Tolu Aliki’s amazing show HALFWAY THROUGH A THOUSAND MILES. If you saw the...
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Sep 7, 20186 min read
Artist’s statement
Power Play and Other African Stories (for the exhibition Ballot Boxes and Beasts of Power) Ballot Boxes and Beasts of Power is mainly an...
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Apr 15, 20183 min read
Coming of Age in Africa
At 35, I had worked for two privately owned companies that ran the business like they were a family affair. One of the companies made...
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Apr 4, 20183 min read
Lazy Searches Stop Short of theTruth
A few times in the past I wanted to know what people say about me and do the Google search. There are images of my work with other...
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Nov 27, 20171 min read
Large paintings
To paint a small picture is to place yourself outside your experience, to look upon an experience as a stereopticon view with a reducing...
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Nov 22, 20173 min read
Of Facial Masks and Masquerading in My Work
Ajekwu masquerade of Umudei Village, Oguta, Imo State Ipu Afia Agu of two members of the Igbuu society, Oguta, Imo State, Nigeria My...
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Oct 25, 20171 min read
Artx Lagos.
Register to attend the exhibition starting from November 3-5, 2017. I will be shown by SMO gallery at ArtX Lagos. See you...
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Aug 31, 20172 min read
Abstract colors, More liberties
In this blog, I have written extensively about my work, the creative process, and the figurative. It has become more important to dwell...
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Aug 18, 20173 min read
Conversation in my head: Between Anthony and Richard
Richard: You really think you are doing work that could change the world? Anthony: That is not the intent. I want to add to the raging...
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Aug 17, 20171 min read
Squinting at a Crowded World: Genius and Madness at Play
#AbstractArt #Communication #Abstraction #Lagos #Stylization #Politics #Zeitgeist #Africa #Relationships
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Apr 13, 20172 min read
Chaos and Creativity
‘ While working, I see the possibility of multiple stories jumping out from the artwork. It is a sort of cross-referencing, both directly...
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Feb 26, 20171 min read
Gestural Lines and Formal Repressions
#ElAnatsuiObioraUdechukwuLineDrawingUliNsukkauniver
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Feb 16, 20171 min read
Lines of Thought, Colour Body
A work of art can have a line of thought that suggests, an energy that moves you. It is fleeting, like a lingering kiss from a waking...
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Feb 15, 20171 min read
Bloody Cattle, Bullshit System
Some months back, I promised a friend that the series A Thousand Cattle, Two Hills will be pushed till I have a thousand artworks! Not...
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Jul 23, 20153 min read
The mourner
In mourning, the Sermon on the Mount jumped out from my memory. There was the phrase that led to a series, and ultimately to my...
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Nov 19, 20129 min read
Engaging the Enemy: The Voices of Interrupted Lives
Creative practice and political crusading could well be the sub-theme for this exhibition. Through the ages, the role of the artist in...
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