Author: Oluwapelumi Shemuel
Oluwapelumi Shemuel
Shemuel is a lens-based visual artist and photojournalist who enjoys exploring, experimenting, and developing his own distinct viewpoint of the world as seen through his lens. He likes to write about creativity, innovation, art, and iconic artists. Shemuel is dedicated to using his voice to improve the world. He is constantly seeking out novel ways to make a difference.
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Lagos-based artist Timilehin Oludare’s surrealism artwork focuses on expanding and exploring different mediums with an ideology that talks about absurdity, mutations, and alienage in the human body and society. Oludare’s “Red Walls and Entities” work visualizes romance, playfulness, and shadow. In the collection, ‘Romance’ expresses his love for the color; in Santana Red, ‘Playfulness’ portrays the intentional yet random selection of entities to be presented in an almost shadow-like state. Oludare explores the shadow as a symbol of uncertainty and suspense. He creates each of these queer entities in the collection without any preconditioned…
Jude Ukadilonu is a Nigerian artist and sculptor living in Osogbo, Osun State. His passion is creating portrait sculpture and clay reliefs. Ukadilonu’s sculptures have extraordinary virtuosity, depicting a range of emotions inspired by realism and achieved through his own interpretation, all of which are profoundly anchored in the power of visual storytelling. They appear to be trapped in time, capturing the emotion behind an expression, the uniqueness of a face, an intense gesture preserved in time. Ukadilonu’s work portrays his own inner world, a world that attempts to grasp and communicate the essence of things, to go towards ‘the…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) — As art observers, we tend to focus on the subjects that artists depict in their works, but the artistic technique employed to create the works is frequently just as important—if not more so—than the subjects themselves. Visual artists occasionally experiment with unusual and unique techniques and materials in their quest to create masterpieces. Though we normally think of visual artists working with paints, clay, inks, or cameras, consider some of the more unusual materials artists have used throughout history. Every visual artist on this list has a distinct selling point that sets them apart,…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) — As we are already rapidly approaching 2024, we couldn’t help but wonder: What will be the hot art trends in the coming year? What new and exciting movements will take the art world by storm? The art market is changing, becoming more inclusive, more open to the world, and more open to new technologies. We share some insights on current art trends that may continue to gain popularity and evolve in the coming years. So, here is our prediction for the top 5 trends that will dominate the art scene in 2024. Urban Art…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) — In spite of many odds that limit the attainment of potential at home, Nigerians are stepping forward to register themselves in the global hall of fame in the tech industry. Today, there are Nigerians pulling major weight in major tech companies in Silicon Valley. We took the time to compile a list of five Nigerians who have established themselves in the Silicon Valley tech circuit, providing innovative solutions for a better society. Ms. Morin Oluwole | Global Head of Luxury for Meta, Inc. Morin Oluwole was born in Lagos, Nigeria, where she lived with…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) — The world’s tinniest handmade sculptor in history, according to the Guinness Book of Records, is Dr. Willard Wigan, MBE. Wigan has spent years meticulously fine-tuning his technique to achieve such microscopic art. “I work in between my heartbeats,” Wigan reveals. “I can feel my heart racing, and I’ll just wait for it to stop before working in between… It’s basically breathing exercises.” Wigan typically works up to 18 hours a day for up to six weeks to complete a single piece of his smallest handmade microscopic sculptures. Wigan finished the sculpture in the eye…
The National Gallery of Zimbabwe is currently hosting the exhibition titled “Gathering”, by visual and performance artist Nothando Chiwanga until 2 September, 2023. Nothando’s artwork is deeply influenced by her personal experiences, reinventing everyday life. Her approach to portraiture, image making, and display, as well as her vivid and elaborate use of light, pose, and environment, present acts that are expressionist and performative in nature. Voiceofnaija.ng’s Oluwapelumi Shemuel caught up with the Zimbabwe-based visual and performance artist working from Harare about her artworks, her background, and exhibitions. Congratulations on the video award from the Zimbabwe Visual Arts Awards 2023! It’s…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – A truck has crushed an unidentified man to death around the Secretariat end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Voiceofnaija.ng’s correspondent who was at the venue of the incident on Monday, 10 July reports that the incident involved two trucks in a traffic. One of the trucks crushed the head of the victim, who was said to be underneath the second truck, attempting to fixed some issues with the tyres. READ ALSO: My Friend Died In Accident Moments After Asking His Children To Obey Their Mum – Man Reveals The incident reportedly occurred at about 5:31pm.…
“Fighters are like prostitutes because they are in the business of ruining their bodies for the pleasure of strangers.” – Káyòdé Ólúwá Bla Bla Restaurant in Bamako, Mali, is currently hosting the artworks of Lens-based visual artist Káyòdé Ólúwá. Káyòdé’s quest for knowledge and belief that photography can be a medium of change focuses on ordinary people in their cultural setting, often captured in portrait format. Voiceofnaija.ng’s Oluwapelumi Shemuel spoke with the contemporary visual artist, who hails from Isale Eko and works from Lagos, about his artworks, created between 2015 and 2023. Káyòdé opens up about his creative process, and…
KARA, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The festival of slaughtering and Sacrifice, popularly known as “Eid al-Adha” is celebrated around the world by Muslims faithfuls. One of the most important festivals is the Eid-al-Adha, observed on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijja, which is the twelfth and final month in the Islamic Calendar. It is the month in which the Hajj and Eid al-Adha take place. It is characterized, like the “Eid-al-Fitr”, the second of two great Islamic festivals, where recitation of communal prayer (Salat- Eid-al-Adha) at sunrise. Eid-al-Adha celebrates Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son to express his…