Joel Arueya series of Consumed by Emotions

The Dance, 4 x 5ft, Mixed media 

Talking about emotions seem to be not a necessity for some people and indirectly they get consumed and react to actions that they probably could have managed intelligently.

Joel Arueya series of Consumed by Emotions invites us to reconnect to our inner person. The dramatic gestures of the figures in his paintings are evocative and they recreate scenes of individuals who are trying to regain their emotions. The figures are depicted with colours contrasting the background. The organic lines that runs through the figures shows how we every of our organ is connected (physically and emotionally).

Consumed by Emotion, 4 x 3ft, Acrylic, Mixed media on Canvas

I will love to share some quotes about emotions I saw on recently on goodreads.com. They will be helpful to as you try to put your emotions in check especially this period we are experiencing a global pandemic.

“I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

“Don't be ashamed to weep; 'tis right to grieve. Tears are only water, and flowers, trees, and fruit cannot grow without water. But there must be sunlight also. A wounded heart will heal in time, and when it does, the memory and love of our lost ones is sealed inside to comfort us.”
― Brian Jacques, Taggerung

“But feelings can't be ignored, no matter how unjust or ungrateful they seem.”
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

“Anger ... it's a paralyzing emotion ... you can't get anything done. People sort of think it's an interesting, passionate, and igniting feeling — I don't think it's any of that — it's helpless ... it's absence of control — and I need all of my skills, all of the control, all of my powers ... and anger doesn't provide any of that — I have no use for it whatsoever."

[Interview with CBS radio host Don Swaim, September 15, 1987.]”
― Toni Morrison

SEIDOUGHA LINUS EYIMIEGHA - A LAGOS BASED ARTIST REDEFINING DANFO

A typical Danfo bus

Danfo is one of the icons that can best depict Lagos because of how popular it is all across the state (this does not mean Danfo is everywhere in Lagos); it is impossible to visit Lagos and not come across these yellow buses that dots the streets of the Lagos metropolis. 

The Lagos based artist Seidougha Linus Eyimiegha who studied painting at the Delta State University have been researching on the Lagos Danfo designs and redefining the consumption of these designs for art lovers. His artworks bring to context the geometric traits of local art forms and contemporary designs consumed in popular culture.

Paintings of Seidougha Linus Eyimiegha exhibited at Art 21 Lagos

Just the way Danfo is telling contemporary stories of our time through symbolic motifs, so is he re-enacting the same stories through the use of strapping divergent colours and geometric shapes reminiscent in the designs of African popular culture especially found on Danfo buses. The artist cum curator is looking forward to exploring other elements of local pop culture that is massively consumed.

My Lagos Story

Lyno World is set to showcase and celebrate the contemporary Lagos culture through an online exhibition for no fewer than 100 participants tagged ‘Itan Eko Mi’.

‘Itan Eko Mi’ which loosely translates to ‘My Lagos Story’ strives to document the metamorphosing contemporary culture of Lagos city metropolis and its people. From their food to festivals, traffic to fashion, the behaviour of people on the streets, at events and every thing you can think of. Lagos indeed has a rich culture.

We have chosen Lagos for this project due to its peculiar culture and uniqueness. Lagos evidently has been a source of inspiration to a sizeable number of art practitioners across all fields. Exploring the expressive links connecting the works of poets, painters and photographers living in Lagos would help bring about inclusive, thoughtful and highly creative pieces. We really want to exhibit the perspectives of the creative's and how they are documenting their Lagos experience.

We are calling on prospective exhibitors to take advantage of this project to showcase the originality of their works to the world.


Participation Requirement for Painters and Photographers
1.  Interested participants should send a clear resolution images of their works, detail about the work, artists statement, CV and passport photograph to Lynoartrum@gmail.com
2.  All works to be submitted should be based on the theme ‘‘Itan Eko Mi (My Lagos Story).’’
3.  All art work must be original to the artist or photographer.
4.  Artists and photographers whose works are selected will be notified via mail.
5.  Participants should note that the organizers are allowed to use any entry of their choice for publicity purpose.
6.  Every entry should not date farther than 2010.
7.  Ensure the original copy of the work you are submitting will be available for typical exhibition if the need calls for it.
8.  Participation is free.

Participation Requirement for Poets
1.  Your entry can be in Yoruba or English language.
2.  The authenticity of your poem cannot be stressed enough; hence, we call for original works from participants.
3.  Each participant is allowed to submit only one poem.
4.  Your entry should be sent to Lynoartrum@gmail.com
5.  Poem must be 5 stanza maximum, and lines may be no more than 70 characters across, including spaces.
6.  Poem must adhere to basic rules of capitalization. Do not capitalize the first letter of every word; only capitalize words that are proper (i.e. names and places). The first word of each line may be capitalized.
7.  Do not use “texting” lingo. Properly spell out all words.
8.  Poems containing language that is vulgar, offensive, or wholly inappropriate will not be accepted.
9.  To ensure proper lineation, please use the “Enter” key to start a new line, indicating all intentional line breaks.
10.  Participation is free.
11.  Successful applicants will be contacted via mail.
12.  Participants should note that the organizers are allowed to use any entry of their choice for publicity purpose.


NB: Entries submitted in respect to this project will not be used for any other purpose other than the purpose for which it was sent.

For more information- Whatsapp: +2348032144657, Email: Lynoartrum@gmail.com, Tweet: @Lynoart_Nigeria,  Instagram: @Lynoart

ITAN EKO MI

ITAN EKO MI

Lyno World is set to showcase and celebrate the contemporary Lagos culture through an online exhibition coming up in the last quarter of 2019 for no fewer than 100 participants tagged ‘Itan Eko Mi’.

‘Itan Eko Mi’ which loosely translates to ‘My Lagos Story’ strives to document the metamorphosing contemporary culture of Lagos city metropolis and its people.

We have chosen Lagos for this project due to its peculiar culture and uniqueness. Lagos evidently has been a source of inspiration to a sizeable number of art practitioners across all fields. Exploring the expressive links connecting the works of poets, painters and photographers living in Lagos would help bring about inclusive, thoughtful and highly creative pieces. We really want to exhibit the perspectives of the creative’s and how they are documenting their Lagos experience. 

We are calling on prospective exhibitors to take advantage of this project to showcase the originality of their works to the world.

Participation Requirement for Painters and Photographers

§  Interested participants should send a clear resolution images of their works, detail about the work, artists statement, CV and passport photograph to Lynoartrum@gmail.com

§  All works to be submitted should be based on the theme ‘‘Itan Eko Mi.’’

§  All art work must be original to the artist of photographer.

§  Artists and photographers whose works are selected will be notified via mail.

§  Participants should note that the organizers are allowed to use any entry of their choice for publicity purpose.

§  Every entry should not date farther than 2010.

§  Ensure the original copy of the work you are submitting will be available for typical exhibition if the need calls for it.

§  Participation is free.

Participation Requirement for Poets

§  Your entry can be in Yoruba or English language.

§  The authenticity of your poem cannot be stressed enough; hence, we call for original works from participants.

§  Each participant is allowed to submit only one poem.

§  Your entry should be sent to Lynoartrum@gmail.com

§  Poem must be 5 stanza maximum, and lines may be no more than 70 characters across, including spaces.

§  Poem must adhere to basic rules of capitalization. Do not capitalize the first letter of every word; only capitalize words that are proper (i.e. names and places). The first word of each line may be capitalized.

§  Do not use “texting” lingo. Properly spell out all words.

§  Poems containing language that is vulgar, offensive, or wholly inappropriate will not be accepted.

§  To ensure proper lineation, please use the “Enter” key to start a new line, indicating all intentional line breaks.

§  Participation is free.

§  Successful applicants will be contacted via mail.

§  Participants should note that the organizers are allowed to use any entry of their choice for publicity purpose.

NB: Entries submitted in respect to this project will not be used for any other purpose other than ‘Itan Eko Mi’.

For more information- Whatsapp: +2348032144657, Email: Lynoartrum@gmail.com, Tweet: @Lynoart_Nigeria,  Instagram: @Lynoart

ART PROGRAMME

ABOUT CREATE AND CURATE YOUR ART WITH EYIMIEGHA SEIDOUGHA LINUS

 

It is evident that people with good communication skills properly express themselves better and succeeded more than those that cannot communicate effectively; consequently, communication is essential in the lives of growing children and teenagers, as it will boost their relationship with peers, help them express themselves in the public, build their self-esteem and prop-up their academic performance.

While art is a means of self expression; and expressions in all its forms, be it talking, writing, painting, et al. As a result, the best way to help the brain cells of growing children is to expose them to practicing art by creating and curating their works.  

It is based on these backgrounds Eyimiegha Seidougha Linus has designed a new art programme for kids and teenagers tagged: Create and Curate your Art.  The programme is scheduled to hold on the 25^th and 27^th May, 2019 at the Negro Art Gallery, Surulere, Lagos from 10am to 6:00pm respectively. The programme is aimed at helping these youngsters celebrate their Children’s day creatively. 

Eyimiegha Seidougha Linus is a professional visual artist, an art consultant, certified child right protector, and a curator with over 5 years experience. He is also the C.E.O. of Lyno World (a brand that promotes the arts especially for young people). Lyno World as a brand have organized more than 12 art programmes for kids, young artists and students in the past five years.  

This project promises to be fun and it will expose participants to the media and the art community here in Lagos, Nigeria. Added to the exhibition on the 27^th May, 2019 we will have fun fare for kids that will come and visit the show. Participants will learn the aptitude to creatively make decisions and take risk, the ability to express their emotions through opinions they portray in their works, develop a fine eye-hand motor coordination, the ability to communicate to people verbally (with proper use of body gestures), the programme will build their profile and they will meet prospective art patrons.

 

What I do is to propagate Process Art (a contemporary art movement that is concerned more on the process of making art as it connects to exercising the billions of cells in the brain than expecting a particular end result). What I have done with kids in the past is to talk them into creating art. I do not hold their hands to create art; I allow them to draw what is in their head. I know what to tell them and they end up producing great pieces. I only give them themes to work on but never expect to see the same result from them. I am not in their brains, so I encourage them to express themselves in the best way they can. If I make any effort to tell them the kind of results I expect, I have defeated the effort of promoting their creative ingenuity. 

In some of my past programmes kids will come to me, Uncle Linus, they will ask ‘can I draw a fish?’ I will say go ahead, when I knew I told them to draw their class teacher. I have said yes because that particular child probably at that time has no personal connection to the teacher. When you ask them to draw their teacher, they most times will be telling a story about their teacher that has been in their memory rather than the portrait of the class teacher. Some would draw a portrait emphasizing something about that particular teacher that has been in their head. Maybe a particular outfit he/ she wore one day or emphasize a particular feature of their teacher or even an event that happened in the class.  I am happy helping kids express themselves and in most occasions I discuss their creations with them. 

I have discovered that children are more sincere artists than some of us that went to art schools. They do not forge their works because of money; they say it just the way it is. Most people we call professional artists paint diluted expressions to satisfy viewers and gallery proprietors for the reason that they are more interested in the money than the art and its value.    

This exhibition is all about helping young people maximize their potentials and I will encourage them to do work more on themes related to our local environment.

 

IGBO MASQUERADE

IGBO MASQUERADE

By: Frances Jombo Odilichukwu

Image Source: hometown.ng

The Igbo man before 1800 can be identified through his words that reflect his spiritual

beliefs, rites and rituals. For the quest of the transcendental power drives the Igbo

man and his activities are not very different from his spiritual rites.



Masquerading is one of such activities of the Igbo man that depicts the spirit and human

worlds; yet a socio-cultural event. Masquerading cannot be traced to a particular time

given the oral nature of the Igbo history, the appearance of each masquerade is significant.

It’s either something strange was going to happen or happened, or that there was

festival or a carnival to exhibit the rich culture and crafts of the Igbo people whatever

was the case varied from village to village.



However, masquerades like ijele, izaga, and the likes parade alongside humans during

events like new yam festivals, funerals, Christmas season, some special market days,

and masquerades like ukpor and some others if seen by the common man endangers

his life. There are different types of masquerades hiding behind different masks,

representing different villages. It is believed that some masks are made to take the image

of a certain deity or a dead person (ndiichie); nevertheless, it shows the creativity and

craft of the Igbo people.



Civilization and the white man’s religion has sieved the Igbo masquerading system,

but it remains significant for promoting a part of the Igbo culture.