Art and Ideas

Art and Ideas

‘Sometimes poverty helps you discover your talent’

Can you tell us how you came about arts? I was born and bred in Benin City, the ancient city of art in Nigeria. I started drawing when I was a child u

The ‘Evolving currents’ of two teachers, two generations

Sixty-one year old Sculptor, Raqib Bashorun and forty-two year old painter, Chika Idu were out to thrill Nigerians with a number of creativities they

Project Othello: Abuja students celebrate Shakespeare

As the world celebrated ‘Shakespeare 400’ in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare who died on 23rd A

Title: Each Man, His Time (The Biography of an Era)

Some years ago, men of the night (red eyed, stern-looking and gun-toting armed robbers) paid Prince Tony Momoh, the Yerima of Auchi, foremost journali

I discovered my talent at 4 – Oresegun

Can you share with us how you found yourself in art? I love to draw a lot and this made me decide to study Fine Art. I tried to develop my passion for