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The drawing of uri was once practiced throughout most of Igboland, although by 1970 it had lost much of its popularity, and was being kept alive by a handful of contemporary artists. [7] However, uli does continue to be practiced by some artists within Nigeria, [ 7 ] some of whom have begun producing traditional designs on canvas. [ 8 ]
Ayo Akínwándé, drawings and works on paper, printmaker; Olu Ajayi (born 1963), painter, cartoonist, and art critic. Samson Akinnire (born 1986), painter, and sculptor; Kelechi Amadi-Obi (born 1969), photographer, painter, and magazine publisher; Chike Aniakor (born 1939), painter; Kingsley Ayogu (born 1994), painter of hyperrealistic works
Line art emphasizes form and drawings, of several (few) constant widths (as in technical illustrations), or of freely varying widths (as in brush work or engraving). Line art may tend towards realism (as in much of Gustave Doré 's work), or it may be a caricature , cartoon , ideograph , or glyph .
Igbo art (Igbo: Ǹkà Igbo) is any piece of visual art originating from the Igbo people. The Igbo produce a wide variety of art including traditional figures, masks, artifacts and textiles, plus works in metals such as bronze. Artworks from the Igbo have been found from as early as 9th century with the bronze artifacts found at Igbo Ukwu.
As a young artist, Okeke was a founding member of the Zaria Art Society in 1958. The group was a result of political conflict in Nigeria struggling to gain independence and was founded by important protagonists of modernism in Nigerian Art like Yusuf Grillo, Bruce Onobrakpeya, Oseloka Osadebe, Demas Nwoko and others.
Obiora Udechukwu was born June 4, 1946, in Onitsha in 1946 to parents from Agulu in Anambra State, southeastern region of Nigeria.Agulu is where he first encountered uli murals at family compounds and shrines. [1]
Olamilekan was born in either 2006 or 2007. He lives in Lagos and attends the Ayowole Academy of Art. [4] He began drawing at the age of 6. On 3 July 2018, in two hours, he drew a hyper-realistic portrait of French President Emmanuel Macron, during the president's visit to the Fela Kuti's New Africa Shrine in Lagos, Nigeria.
Olusegun Adejumo is a Nigerian visual artist, known for his female figure drawings and paintings. He is the director of One Draw Gallery and currently the president of the Guild of Professional Fine Artists Nigeria.