Ahead of the conclusion of researches by two Omoba Yemisi Adedoyin
Shyllon Foundation (OYASAF) fellowship grantees, Amanda Hellman
of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S and Erin
Rice from University of Bern, Switzerland, the Lagos art community had an
interactive session with the visitors.
Amanda Hellman, Yemisi Shyllon and Erin
Rice
PHOTO BY: OYASAF DOCUMENTARY
PHOTOGRAPHER, OGUNTIMEHIN ARIYO
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While Hellman
and Rice gave separate reports of their works, responses from the audience
offered the visiting scholars more info into the dynamics of the country’s art,
particularly in areas that may help enrich the researches.
Amanda
is working on what she themes The Intersection between
Museum Development and Modern Art in Nigeria as well as researches one of the
two pioneers of Nigerian modern art, Akinola Lasekan. Rice focuses The
Architecture of Identity: Textiles and Impermanence in the Construction of Art
and Space in Nigeria and Ghana.
Inside the OYASAF Conference, on
Wednesday, June 13, 2012, participants at the interactive section included
artists such as Kolade Oshinowo, Olu Amoda, Dr Peju Layiwola, Kunle Adeyemi,
Oliver Enwonwu, Ato Arinze as well as art connoisseurs and enthusiasts.
Art writers and journalists such as Ozolua Uhakheme, Tajudeen
Sowole, Chuka Nnabuife, Okechukwu Uwazuoke, Melinda Akinlami, Chioma Okpara,
among others also participated.
In
contributions from the participants which touched areas such as the background
of the National Museum, Onikan, Lagos, attitude of Nigerians' museum going culture, role of Akinola Lasekan in Nigerian contemporary art and
new use of textile by artists, Amanda and Erin, hoped to expand their research
to cover as many areas as suggested.
The founder of OYASAF, Prince Yemisi Shyllon stated that the grantees'
visit to Nigeria stresses the organisation’s commitment to expand the knowledge-base of of the world about Nigerian art. He also disclosed that Hellman and
Rice would proceed to visit art resource centres such as Institute of African
Studies, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, and various art studios and
traditional sites in Osogbo, Osun State.
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