Art
for me is a tool for social change and there are not words as powerful as a
single drawing, painting, mural, craft, photography, graffiti or graphics. I
hope all art teachers could realize this and offer this generation the best possible
Art education and provide inspirations for the generations to come.
With the support from ART
SCOUT I organized an Art exhibition in celebration of the International
Arts Education Week at BBHS, Abeokuta. The title of the exhibition was THE
MAN OF PEACE which features paintings, drawings, and wearable arts. I created
series of art from a concept I made to epitomize Beautiful Nubia (a stage name
for popular Nigerian music artist, Dr. Segun Akinlolu). Part of the designs
were hand printed on a dyed and plain background sewn fabric (wearable art);
and was also painted on canvas. For me, Beautiful Nubia is a man of peace and
he has exhibited that several times through his songs. He has a lot of tracks
from his albums (Jangbalajugbu, Awilele, Fere, Kilokilo, Sun no dey sleep,
oriojori, and most recent Keere), songs that provide inspiration for love,
peace and harmony. The exhibition was televised on the NTA News
on Monday 2nd of June, 2014. Here is a You-tube link: http://youtu.be/Sqa2RZg7rzw
I was invited on OGTV’s
New Dawn programme to represent the Nigerian Art teachers to create awareness
for the celebration of the International Arts Education
Week and to discuss the Importance of Art education in our society on Friday 23rd
May, 2014 by 9am.
Thank
you!
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