Author: Oluwapelumi Shemuel

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) — I’ll walk you through each of the seven components of visual art. You can choose one or more of the suggestions below as a starting point to continue exploring visual art on your own. I’ve got a test for you. Find an artist whose work you genuinely like. Take a look at one or more of their pieces of art and consider how the seven elements apply to them. Describe the artist’s use of the various aspects in a diary or essay. Do they avoid any in particular? How do those components combine to produce excellent…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – After his covert mission in Afghanistan is exposed, a CIA agent finds himself trapped in hostile territory. He must engage enemy combatants while being accompanied by his translator as he fights his way to a Kandahar extraction site. “Kandahar” is in the center of the human right and geopolitical issues plaguing the Middle East. The plot has a CIA agent trying to escape Afghanistan with his translator after their cover was exposed. As several groups attempts to capture American CIA agents, various perspectives are seen. An intricate plot grows and becomes frustrated at various stages.…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – I’m going to share a few movies with you that you should stream if you’re a visual artist, especially when you’re bored. Many of the movies you can watch right now are inspirational, artistic, and entertaining, with excellent production elements like production design, cinematography, etc. They range from period dramas examining the lives of famous painters to exploratory documentaries to drama, horror, comedy, and romance films centered around artists and artworks. I’ve included my top seven iconic movies that I believe every artist should stream as soon as they feel uninspired or bored. Therefore,…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) — You know, a lot of people think that practicing creativity or being an artist is crazy. You don’t feel comfortable with it, as I can attest from personal experience. I didn’t feel at ease referring to myself as an artist. I still struggle with it occasionally. How do you define artistic expression? I’ll have to don a beret as a result. Does that imply that I’ll never, earn any money again? Does that imply I’m making a mistake of some sort? You know, it’s peculiar because I think there are so many different ways to be…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) — To a visual artist eager to experiment with codes and algorithms, it has the same potential for creativity as a paintbrush or a camera or other creative tools.  Here are “four stories” that demonstrate that beauty has no bounds when visual art meets technology. You can observe a conversational interaction develop when an interactive artwork engages viewers. Until those interactions are permitted to take place, the artwork has not really been fully realized. The first story is that of Janet Eckelman, a visual artist from Brookline, Massachusetts in the United State, who uses sculpture, form, and light to enhance society. …

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) — We should take care of our health because we sit much more frequently now than we used to, which is bad for us. In this article, I want to offer some advice on how to safeguard your health as a visual artist. All of the suggestions I’ll make are things I already do or am attempting to do. When we create, it’s easy to start with the wrist, especially if they are small details, but even with big tasks, the best thing is to not damage your wrist in the long run, as in the…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) — I’m going to hit you and shake you a little bit. You’re all aware, I believe, of the struggles we occasionally face as creative people. I wanted to reveal to you what takes place when you don’t exercise your creativity. As I meet a lot of people, I frequently discover this. I don’t understand why they don’t allow themselves to be expressive but rather restrict their creativity, as I believe they are creative in some way. They put it off and promise to do it someday, or they claim they weren’t made to be that…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The public frequently questions the significance and relevance of contemporary art in light of the advent of radical forms of the medium. Yet, art has always been shown to be significant throughout history, particularly now that so many people believe anything goes in terms of art. One could be inclined to respond “no” to this specific query. Nonetheless, there is genuine agreement that contemporary art is still relevant now when examining recent history. So why is contemporary art significant? The historical significance of art is the first value we come across. Consider the various…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – I’d like to discuss the very specific steps I took to make photography my career. All of the initial actions and procedures are debatable. Those of you who are reading this might not agree with what I have to say, but I am willing to defend it, and if you know anything about me, you know that I dislike conforming to social norms. However, learn the fundamentals of photography, including exposure, aperture, ISO, composition, lighting, and editing, as you would in any other profession. I simply did this by starting with my family and…

MOWE, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – When it comes to creating contemporary art, visual artists nowadays have the greatest amount of creative freedom in the art studio. There are, however, many unwritten rules in the art world that must be followed in order to establish a career as a visual artist. If you don’t adhere to these guidelines, you won’t be taken seriously as a visual artist. How one can become an insider if the inside information is not available to them is the dilemma that is keeping so many gifted artists from succeeding. As a result, I want to…