Art and Ideas

Art and Ideas

The Permanence of Recycled Mosaic: El Anatsui’s Tribute to African History

Nigeria-based sculptor El Anatsui takes hundreds, if not thousands, of everyday, mundane materials and transforms them into monumental works. El Anats

Rainbow Art: unlocking creativity of children

The painted faces of children in different shades and their excited chatter at the auditorium, instantly betrayed emotion at the event. The atmosphere

Council urges global participation in expo

The Director General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, has called on countries across the globe to partici

Why my mother didn’t want me to pursue Art

Akintobi Ezekiel Akintayo is an artist who studied Fine Art at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State. Here, he talks about his unique style,

Female African artists win big at Phillips auction in London

British-Ghanaian painter Lynette Yiadom-Boakye and the more established South African painter Marlene Dumas both had paintings sell to telephone bidde