"OJubo Ogun" Ogun Shrine (2004) Peinture par Ife Fidudusola

IFE C. FIDUDUSOLA

“There are many hidden truths about Nigerian culture, there are stories to tell. When people buy my work, I want them to ask about it because all of my work tells the story.”

Born in Iseyin, Nigeria in 1967, Ife Fidudusola’s first exposure to the arts and crafts that would become his life’s work came at the hands of his grandmother. A master in Indigo processes and decorative sewing, she taught Ife from the age of seven while passing along the rich cultural history behind these skills. The Yoruba civilization of Nigeria has been known for producing superior artisans since the tenth century and has retained this ability through educational storytelling in the oral tradition. Their depiction of true to life figures and situations in art predates their European counterparts by 400 years. With a solid foundation in Yoruba aesthetic, Ife began a Western style education through school. After graduation from College, Ife started as an apprentice at the famed Nike Center for Art and Culture in Osogbo, Osun State. Here he concentrated in the disciplines of wood sculpture, reverse appliqué’, embroidery and quilting. At Nike, Fidudusola changed his focus from Western European modernism to develop his own interpretation of traditional arts, such as using batik on rice paper and Fabric.

• Nationalité: NIGERIA
• Date de naissance : 1967
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• Groupes: Artistes Contemporains Nigérians