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An exhibition of Nigerian contemporary art dedicated to all those who survived the cyclone IDIA, has been organised by Joseph Barbara and Bruno Eke, of ICAF Malta 2019 in collaboration with the United Nations at the Cavalieri Art Hotel in St Julian’s.Nigerian contemporary art exhibition
An exhibition of Nigerian contemporary art dedicated to all those who survived the cyclone IDIA, has been organised by Joseph Barbara and Bruno Eke, of ICAF Malta 2019 in collaboration with the United Nations at the Cavalieri Art Hotel in St Julian’s. The exhibition in an explosion of warm colours of African vernacular art, revealing a certain dynamic strength by an emotive race influenced by Western artistic concepts, especially European. The exhibition will impress and leave a great impact on both the local Maltese population and foreigners visting the island as tourists as such expression has rarely if ever been seen exhibited on our shores. The cross-cultural fertilisation of concepts is explicit but the tribal element is also quite pronounced. Bonding by Ella Onyebe is virtually poster art. The work impresses with the talent in graphic art as the linear drawing is extremely powerful and sibelline. The main influence is textile and calico printing specially that vernacular with vivid tribal strong colours. The subject is vital as the artist treats female liberation and equality, the need of unity and freedom of women. Bona Art by Bona Ezeudo is primarily a pure brand of... Read more