I Am Art Festival..

Here's the festival happening Live in Enugu State..
Do well to attend because History is been made

#IAmArtEnugu #IAmArt #IAmArt2017 #Art #Painting #Fashion #Digitalart #Technology

Artist With Disability: Rita Lehrer

Point for the week: Never Give Up. Never let your Situation define your future.

RITA LEHRER

https://m.facebook.com/riva.lehrer

"Riva Lehrer. Born with spina bifida, Lehrer uses her disability and a lifetime of coping with it as inspiration for her art.

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MEET LEX PATRICK, One Talented Nigerian Artist.

Have you ever wondered how an Artist can get even the hideous details in a portrait's expression? Communicating the feelings of his portrait to be felt by a viewers mind.

Yes, I do wonder.

Ball-Point drawing of Aliko Dangote, Owner of Dangote Group by Lex Patrick

OSCAR UKONU: A Very Talented Nigerian Artist

OSCAR UKONU: My Artist for this week..

Oscar Ukonu 

 #IAmArt #AfricanArt #Arts #BiroDrawing #Bic #BallpointDrawing #Drawing #Artist #NigerianArtist #NigerianArt #OscarUkonuArts

Finally finding Oscar Ukonu and viewing the awesomeness in his work; his perfect artistry with the #Ballpoint Pen in #Portraits; I stand firmly and in conviction that the Nigerian Art would soon take over the Global Art Market.

Nelson Mandela.

Art is more than the Physical Eyes..

You know, what we do with our hands is much more than the physical eyes can see. You ask why? Have you ever wondered why a painting or a drawing tends to attracts people, while another doesn't? Because there's a personal revelation attached to that drawing. You can't just wake up and want to draw. No! You have to know and have the desire burning in

My new found Love for Austin Uzor

Recently, I saw a feature of a young Artist, whose work I immediately fell in love with. An Artist who has brought the beauty of Arts, using the usual differently to form beauty and craftiness.

Austin Uzor, his slogan (...I think) is "Every Line has a purpose", Uses Lines in a Mesh-y way.

 A scene from the movie "Blood Diamond"

Austin Uzor

The Psychotic Artist

One thing about Art, is the platform it gives for people to express themselves. It brings out the inner expressions/feelings/emotions, passing the message unto the public. Sometimes, the public can get to know the personality an Artist.

That said, this 17-year-old Schizophrenia girl uses her artistic powers to share her story with others online; drawing her Hallucinations. Some of these drawings are dark.

This drawing illustrates her. She says she sees stars and circles.

She reveals very little about herself besides a username: ThePsychoticArtist

Credit: Drawing Pencil on Diply

Is there an Increase in the Appreciation of the Nigerian Art?

ART IN NIGERIA, can we say its appreciation is increased over the years or it's motionless?

Art work by: Anyim Peyton Patience

To me, i'd say, it's fast rising. Take a look at Nigeria before and the present, you'd notice the increase in Exhibitions either held solely by individuals or sponsored by companies.

But then to the majority, I see less appreciation.

I'm going to be posting features of Companies that are taking and increasing Nigeria Arts and Culture.

Check Out Amazing pencil Art Works From Basket Mouth's Brother Godwin Onyekachi Okpocha

Arts runs in the blood of the Okpochas, Meet Bright Okpocha's (Basketmouth) brother who is an Artist

Godwin Onyekachi Okpocha is an unpronounced artistic genius, a father of two based overseas and the elder bother to Nigeria popular comedian “Basket Mouth”. His unique designs can be classified from digital graphics, masterpiece sketching and illustrator smoothening. (See his works after the cut)

Surfing the net as usual, I came across this story about Basket Mouth's brother, who happens to be an artist, (another Kelvin Okafor). Getting his instagram ID, I checked him out @godwin4577, where he featured a friend of his:

"HOW MANY OF THESE GREAT ICON CAN YOU NAME?

''This week art feature goes to my brother, my best friend and best man at my wedding, my confidant, my undercover nerd partner, my art critic and advicer, amongst others...@dmakun @dmakun @dmakun. We went to the same secondary school, there we formed two comicbook universe DBG (DOTUN, BRIGHT, GODWIN) and later on SATURN COMICS, along side MY younger brother @basketmouth (yes he's an artist too), we created characters, made full comic books with these characters, from the storyline, pencilling, inking, colouring and lettering. We had such big dreams and this was back in 1989, @ahmaduusman was there. We later went to the same university where he went ahead and studied Fine and applied Art while I and my bro got lost in Sociology. We've been friends since the day we met (story that touches the heart) He's about the best painter I know on ground and these are his work. Oil on canvas. He doesn't display his work on his Instagram page unfortunately so I'm officially his manager, if y'all want a painting done professionally contact me and I'll contact him (by force manager). #art #arts #artist #artists #draw #drawing #drawings #painter #painting #oilpainting #oiloncanvas #fallenheroes #westafricanart #Africanartist #Africanartists #blackandwhite #whiteandblack #greyscale''

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Call for Applications: Lagos International Art Programme

The Àsìkò 5th CCA, Lagos International Art Programme, is currently receiving applications for this year's programme.

Tagged “The History of Contemporary Art in Maputo in 4 weeks”, the workshop will last for 28 days, and will take the form of part art laboratory, part residency and part informal art academy.

Focus will be on methodology, critical thinking, technique, and the implementation of conceptual ideas.

WHO CAN APPLY

Art and cultural producers interested in thinking through the conception and execution of their practice, who are curious and interested in experimenting with modes of practice and thought outside of the traditional modes of working but not to its total exclusion.

Artists and curators from Africa and the African Diaspora, who have been professionally active for at least 3 years and with a visible commitment to their professional artistic and their curatorial practice.

Artists can be working in any media – painting, sculpture, textile, ceramics, photography, video and new media, performance art and writing.

Application Deadline: Monday, April 19 2015

Workshop Dates: June 22 – July 18 2015

  

Visit CCA for more information and to apply, or send an email to office.ccalagos@gmail.com

Credit: directly from Arty Living, 

A Brief On Kelvin Okafor

We've been looking recently into the Nigerian Artist that has been making waves with his pencil sketches that look a whole lot like photographs. Here's a little brief about him;

http://www.kelvinokaforart.com

Background:

Mr. Kelvin Okafor  was born on November 1, 1985 in London to Nigerian parents from Ibusa, Delta State. As a child, he had always been fascinated with creativity. As a result, after his A-Levels at St Ignatius College, he went for a one year course in Foundation Art & Design at City & Guilds – London Art School. He then proceeded to Middlesex University where he bagged a B.A. Honours in Fine Art.

After many years developing his technique as a pencil artist, Kelvin Okafor was catapulted into the spotlight when the BBC and other media picked up his story after he was awarded multiple prizes in 2012-13.

Motivation:

“Progression inspires and motivates me, not just as an artist, but as a human being. Productivity makes me happy, being able to produce and create art for people to engage with. To prompt and arouse emotions, making people feel inspired and encouraged is what gives me great joy and satisfaction, and in turn, inspires me to keep creating,” said Okafor.

He was subsequently asked to join the prestigious Albemarle Gallery in Mayfair, London. His first solo show took place May 2014.

He has recently exhibited his artworks at two prestigious exhibitions in the UK this year. The Mall Galleries for the Threadneedle Prize Exhibition and National Open Art Competition with four exhibitions at: The Minerva Theatre, The Prince’s Foundation, Pallant House and The Science Museum.

About the last award:

Okafor’s painting, Adam, did not only win The Catherine Petitgas Visitors’ Choice Prize, it has been selected to represent the  National Open Art Competition at the Works on Paper/Watercolour Fair at the London Science Museum from January 31 to February 3, 2013.

More art works by Kelvin Okafor..

A Young Nigerian Artist who has taken art into another dimension, making pencil drawings non differential from an actual photograph..

 Kelvin Okafor is a graduate of Fine Art, Middlesex University and is now making waves across the world with his incredible pencil drawings that looks like photographs. 

Kelvin creates each piece only in black and white, using graphite pencils, charcoal, and black coloured pencil. He's exhibited at numerous major art galleries and won several national awards for his remarkable work. His work is currently on display at the The Watercolours + Works on Paper Fair at the London Science Museum, until February 3.

Kelvin writes on his blog:

'I aspire to create art as vivid as eyes could see. I want my drawings to prompt an emotional response, making viewers feel as though they are looking at a real live subject. I’ve always been creative, but fell in love with using pencils in particular. 

It amazed me, that with only one shade of lead, you can create so many tones and textures, and almost create the illusion of colour. It was only when my images started to create a buzz with other Middlesex University students that I realised their impact.'

See more of his sketches after the cut...