The Persistence of Time brings together 28
paintings from the gallery’s expansive collection featuring Nigeria’s foremost
artist Ikechukwu Ezeigwe and others showcased their works at the Artpedia
Gallery Launch/Exhibition which held on the 20th of February, 2021 in Lekki
Peninsula of Lagos State Nigeria, with Kennii Ekundayo as the Guest Curator.
According to Ekundayo, “It is almost a
prerequisite in many art shows to create a concept that introduces a completely
fresh meaning and sense to a collection. The exhibition, The Persistence of
Time, theorises the influence of time in artistic innovation.
This was reflected in the interconnectedness
of the 28 selected and displayed artworks by six artists who had independently
produced each body of work at different times.”
Junkman Afrika, Steve Ekpenisi, Pretty Mike, Dadaboy Ehiz
In attendance were Junkman Afrika, Steve
Ekpenisi, Pretty Mike, Dadaboy Ehiz, other art collectors and art lovers. Remarkably,
13 of the exhibited artworks were sold on the opening day.
The six artists whose works are being
exhibited in the ongoing exhibition are Ikechukwu Ezeigwe, Sejiro Avoseh, Ada
Godspower, Habeeb Andu, Elizabeth Ekpetorson and Fredrick Idele.
Idele, inspired by the perception of self
as well as the daily happenings around him idealises himself as the sole
subject of his artistry and so, even in works like Three Friends, that presents
three individual forms, they remain parts of one body.
The striking and peculiar art style of
anthropomorphism is the most prominent signature of Ikechukwu Ezeigwe. His
process of aptly ascribing social elements to animals – a testament to not just
the ingenuity of the artist but also the job that experience, brought on by fleeting
time has done – allows for the vivid portrayal of the animal instincts that lie
beneath our collective outward appearances.
The title of the exhibition borrows from
the iconic painting of Spanish artist, Salvador Dalí, one of the remarkable
artists of the Surrealism art movement named The Persistence of Memory (1931).
Tallying with the movement, it presents a school of artistry that has been
shaped by time — through individual experiences and social events — and
distinctively marked by the capricious forms and precise reflections of the
unconscious mind.
The show is a walk through the
socio-political connotations of Avoseh easily identified for his style of
fusing collage and painting techniques to create dissimilar forms layered in a
complex manner to the hasty yet measured brushstrokes of Elizabeth Ekpetorson
who logs the time and allows its resulting elements such as emotions and
reactions fuel her artistic production.
It is almost always a prerequisite in many
arts shows to create a concept that introduces a completely fresh meaning and
sense to a collection. The exhibition, The Persistence of Time theorises the
influence of time in artistic innovation.
Established in November 2020 by Onomen “Nomzky” Onohi, a familiar name amongst the Nigerian music scene as well as an avid collector of art, this exhibition will be the first in the Artpedia gallery space, officially launching it into the art community and sector.
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