Welcome to ARTFROFEST , today we talk to artist Tomiwa Adelagun. Tomiwa is a self-taught, multi-disciplinary artist who creates paintings to express African culture and traditions. His paintings are characterized by abstract figuration creating an opportunity for him to stand out from the crowd. As Tomiwa said " My style can be described as Ink Pigmentation".

Today we meet Artist Onyeka Iloany a professional sculptor native of Anaku, in Anambra State Southeast region of Nigeria. 

 "Right from 2004, when I consciously took my Art serious, my theme has always been about Nigeria, ranging from the ill treatment from the government to the citizens, our achievement as a nation, insecurity, dehumanization on women and children, the list is endless. These has widen the spectrum of my works."

Podcast with Ifedolapo: Spotlight on Atinuke Badmus Artist and her painting concepts. Atinuke Badmus Bio: Artinuke (Atinuke Badmus) is a contemporary / Neo-expressionism painter who lives and works in Lagos, Nigeria. A native of Otun, Ekiti, her brilliant paintings pay homage to her homeland. After completing her degree in geology, She scrabbled more into contemporary art. Her idiosyncratic personal style expresses the vibrant spirit, ancient history, and atmosphere of African culture. Her pieces are all brought to life with contrasting and harmonious colors that can be used to express the world through the eyes of others.  Artinuke cherishes their connection with African culture, she feels that every single color that is used has its own symbolism and the artistic exchange between African culture and the artist opens up a lot of opportunities. As an artist, she would seek inspiration from intellectual engagement with the masters, past and present, of African art. She constantly processes new sources of information art, books, and life, which in turn enriches

Today we discover the world of Art Collector Demanti. he has been collecting art for  a few years now and will , share with us is thought about the art industry and a few tips on how to start collecting art.

Adegoke Damilola Ephraim, best known as E.d Adegoke is a professional Artist who studied Performing Arts at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State. He was born on the 10th of November 1998. He hails from Ilesha West Local Government of Osun State, Nigeria. He’s a multi-talented artist and writer consistently working towards success, planning, and operational improvements. He has a build-up experience in artistic development and creative procedures positively impacting overall creativity and productivity.

AWOSOLA MICHAEL ANGELLO is an Abuja based artist, born in Lagos, Nigeria. He spent his high school education in Lagos state and his tertiary education in Ondo state. He is a painter and his preferred medium is oil on canvas. He is a photorealism painter, who focuses more on realistic human figures, emotions and physical presentations. He is the founder of the COLOURS AND LIGHTS painting style with several series of works signed to it. He has had his solo exhibition which he used to introduce his nobel style and has participated in several group exhibitions and shows some of which is the ONDOYES ART COMPETITION (2012), LIMCAF EXHIBITION (2019), INTERNATIONAL ART AND CULTURE EXPO (2018), LET'S GO PINK BREAST CANCER AWARENESS ART EXHIBITION (2019), ELBOWROOM TRAVELING EXHIBITION (2021) and A 20H WORKSHOP by the Embassy OF Spain in Nigeria (2021) He's an active member of the ELBOWROOM ART MOVEMENT and the SOCIETY of NIGERIAN ARTISTS. He is currently being represented by SUSA RODRIGUEZ-GARRIDO and AGAMA ART PUBLISHING & AGENCY.

Welcome to Artrofest and today we discuss with Steve Nyaga about his Art, his inspirations, and his motivations as an artist. Born in 1978 in Nakuru Kenya, Nyaga is a visual artist living in Nairobi who has over 15 years of experience in various mediums and styles. He works with Pastels, Charcoal, and Chalk on reversed canvas.  Steve Nyaga graduated from the Buruburu Institute of Fine Arts in Nairobi Kenya in 2003 and later worked with companies like Safaricom, Serova Stanley , East African Publishers, and AMREF.  His style is as a result of years of experimenting and learning the essence of conservatism in painting. It’s minimalistic, raw, and sets to restore lost techniques in finding mediums to create a final piece.  His latest work is the African Beauty Series inspired by African pop art!

Today on Artfrofest we discuss with artist Aladejare Ayodeji (b. 1995), known as the Spherical Artis. He is a figurative Realism painter born in Ekiti state of southwestern Nigeria, who presently lives and works in Lagos. He studied painting in the Art Education Department of the Yaba College of Technology in Nigeria. 

Ayodeji co-founded Ayowole Academy of Art (2014)  in Lagos, a free Art school for children where he teaches drawing and painting.  Art Statement  "I believe that people’s thoughts, emotions, and stories are being carried in their minds, and whether obvious or not so obvious, have always inspired me.  In my work, I tend to combine modern people with African tradition and history by painting figures with the characteristic of a “gazing ball” as their head, which is the main theme of my work. In  History (the spheres?   ) are known as “Spheres of Light”, they have healing properties and can bring good luck and prosperity. Sometimes I paint spherical heads that depict landscapes whilst other times surreal spaces and places, mostly based on my intuition and the model’s personality   In overall, the spheres convey the beauty of people’s existence that is being reflected in their heads."

Hello art lovers & welcome to Artfrofest, 

today we welcome Chidimma Nwafor. She expresses herself through her painting with strokes and different color reflections of the background on faces. Through this interview, you will discover her inspirations, her artistic direction, and much more. 

Find some of her work via 

https://www.instagram.com/chidimmanwafor_art/

Meet artist Dieudonné Kamkang this week on Artfrofest .

His work addresses the issue of youth and the importance of knowing one's history in order to give new generations a solid foundation.

Through his works, the artist explores the notion and the question of "restitution" while showing the role and the place of the traditional culture in the development and the future. He invites us to return to our roots, to follow the model of Sankofa (Ashanti concept teaching us the importance of learning from the past to build the future).

you can see more of his work on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/dieudonnedjiela/