Explore “Generations of Colour” in the ARTSPLIT May Monthly Auction
… New works by Abiodun Olaku and Ndidi Emefiele for you!
The ARTSPLIT May Monthly Auction, “Generations of Colours,” presents the vibrant works of two contemporary Nigerian artists, Abiodun Olaku and Ndidi Emefiele.
Abiodun Olaku and Ndidi Emefiele are two of Nigeria’s most prominent contemporary artists, both with their unique styles and approaches. Olaku’s realistic portraiture plays with light and shade, offering new perspectives on traditional techniques. Emefiele, on the other hand, engages issues of African and black identity with grace and humor through her figurative works, which challenge traditional expectations. Both artists bring their unique visions to the table, and their contributions are shaping the Nigerian art scene.
In Abiodun Olaku’s Provocation, 1995, a considerable interplay of light-shade implicit in his realistic portraiture of nature with the damsel playing in front of an admirer or a mirror representing society. The damsel emits a spectacular embrace of salutary good humour into the foreground, albeit wrapped in flirtatious and sartorial luminescence. If her dramatic invocation conveys gadfly or femme fatale wiles, the artist’s portrayal of posture with starling candour aids perusal.
The viewer is undoubtedly drawn into the idea of the implied tease postures as light bounces off her extruded blouse and slightly hitched-up skirt.
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On the other head, Ndidi Emefiele’s figuration, Falling in Love, 2010, a female’s beautiful big eyes stand out, in departure from her trademark improvised cd-goggle wearing head. Despite being confined by conservative laws that require a niqab and limit public appearances, the female’s eyes are the focus and roam free. The subject’s warm emotions defy the constraints imposed by the grayish Arabesque pattern, highlighting a contrast between personal expression and societal constraints.
Emefiele’s use of ocular metaphor suggests a powerful window for the captive female to explore her romantic fantasies outside of her restricted world, ultimately challenging patriarchal norms like arranged marriage.
