“Large House I”, Acrylic on canvas 122 x 132 cm, Agemo Francis, Nigeria

$2.800

Acrylic on canvas, Agemo Francis (Nigeria, born 1986)

Title: Large House II 2020

122 x 132 cm

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Nigerian Artist

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Acrylic on canvas, Agemo Francis (Nigeria, born 1986)

Title: Large House I 2020

122 x 132 cm

Signed ‘Agemo (front)

Provenance: Direct from the artist.

Agemo Francis was born in 1986, from Lagos, Nigeria. He graduated from Delta State University in 2008, where he majored in sculpting. Agemo is quoted as saying: “Art remains a strong contender of how we share out-thought and ideas throughout history. I reconstruct my artwork to discuss societal, political and cultural identities”. His grandfather was one of the dignitary Idol worshippers of his village. Agemo has therefore been raised surrounded by objects: statuettes, totems, mask e.t.c whose used by grandfather.these sources of inspirations, inserted thoroughly in his work and he also poses a look at the duality between tradition and contemporaneity.

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Weight 1,320 kg
Dimensions 65,5 × 89 cm
material

mix media paintings, canvas

Acrylic on canvas, Agemo Francis (Nigeria, born 1986)

Title: Large House I 2020

122 x 132 cm

Signed ‘Agemo (front)

Provenance: Direct from the artist.

Agemo Francis was born in 1986, from Lagos, Nigeria. He graduated from Delta State University in 2008, where he majored in sculpting. Agemo is quoted as saying: “Art remains a strong contender of how we share out-thought and ideas throughout history. I reconstruct my artwork to discuss societal, political and cultural identities”. His grandfather was one of the dignitary Idol worshippers of his village. Agemo has therefore been raised surrounded by objects: statuettes, totems, mask e.t.c whose used by grandfather.these sources of inspirations, inserted thoroughly in his work and he also poses a look at the duality between tradition and contemporaneity.

 

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