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Nigeria
Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 48 W x 36 H x 1.4 D in
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It, Amala Ojuelegba Plc., is a realistic/Onaism styled figure dominated acrylic on canvas landscape painting on the topic of good food. This is a realistic visual document on the processing of Amala, a popular Yoruba food eaten with ewedu, vegetable, egusi or any other suitable soup and stew with meat, and fish, among others. It is an outdoor scene from a popular Amala canteen at Ojuelegba, Surulere, Lagos. Four ladies are steering the nearly done Amala in a metal basin on a gas fired brazier by the roadside in the heat and heart of Ojuelegba. The whitish elubo (yam powder) had been mixed with boiling water and expertly steered and turned by the ladies before it evolved into the brownish edible low-sugar pulpy Amala. It usually harden into a better edible form as its temperature becomes cooler. Apart from the four busy ladies doing the Amala rumble on fire, there are trays, plastic scuppers, big iron pots and stones on another brazier as well as another stone leaning on the sidewalk in the foreground. A small boy is playing with a plastic table right beside a plastic jerry can, while branded DVD jackets hang overhead in the immediate background. The DVD seller’s shop is right beside the Amala canteen. The titles and other details on the numerous DVD jackets were transformed into traditional Yoruba/African patterns, just like the creatively introduced traditional motifs on the sidewalk, dresses of the ladies and some other parts of the painting for aesthetic enhancement. It is a Realism work, creatively embellished with traditional Yoruba/African patterns in Onaism mode. Some visible large umbrellas behind the fence in the near background reveal the presence of market activities leading to added patronage for the Amala sellers. Buildings, figures, other objects and vehicles in the composition represent a good visual account of a commonplace mid-day scene at Ojuelegba. But, the subject matter dwells on the good food; Amala in the sunny tropical ambience of Ojuelegba. Forget about junk foods and other unhealthy stuffs in the arrays of cuisines available in Lagos and other parts of the world, just patronize and eat good and healthy foods such as Amala with delicious soups, stews, meats and fishes, among others, for a better world.
Painting:Acrylic on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:48 W x 36 H x 1.4 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
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I was born in 1966 at Surulere, Lagos. My parents are from Oyo State, Nigeria. Right from Primary school, I knew that I was destined to be an artist because I cannot stop drawing and coping pictures from dailies and magazines. From my second year in Secondary school, I was also training as an artist in the studio of late David Essiet. Thus, I was a 1981 to 1985 trained Artists before moving on to the university. From 1980 to 1984, I was the Best Fine Arts student throughout my Secondary school years at Igbobi High School, Yaba, Lagos. I was also honoured with a Distinguished Stewardship Award by the Society of Nigerian Artists, Lagos State Chapter in 2015. I have being practicing as an artist since 1985 before going for further studies as well as being involved in other art related engagements till date. As an art critic and historian, I have contributed essays to some books, journals and exhibition catalogues. I have also written articles on art published in Nigerian newspapers such as "The Guardian", "The Nation", and "This Day". I have been documented in several publications. My art works have been collected in Nigeria and other countries such as USA, England, and the Netherland to mention a few. I have executed many commissions in painting, sculpture, graphics, art management and other creative fronts. My creative inspiration comes from diverse sources such as life and death, joy and sadness, simplicity and complexity, natural and mysterious essence of life as well as Godliness. I have worked as a draughtsmanship trainee, graphic artist, art teacher, art and culture manager, and curator between 1984 and 2010. I am a member of the Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA), and Best of lfe group of Artists. My hobbies are reading, writing, watching sports, films, music, nature watch and other forms of art. Whether as Rasheed Amodu or Rasheed Amodu Arts, you can find me online on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Google+, Twitter, and Pinterest. I am a versatile artist, art teacher and writer, poet, art historian/ critic and consultant based in Lagos, Nigeria.
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