Connecting people with environment through art galleries
By Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko, Ibadan The recent display, in Ibadan, of over 150 works of art including `Lake Fishing and `The Bikers’ shows the strength of art galleries in connecting people with their environments. Paintings on `Erin Karele Kowajoba’ (where an elephant was enticed home with bean cake to become king) and `Seven Calabash Carriers’ were among the works of art at a one-month exhibition tagged: ‘Ajowofin Abudaaye’ (Encounter with Nature). A visual artist, Mr Abiodun Fagbohun, presented the works at the Tunde Odunlade Arts and Culture Connexions (TOACC). The paintings, depicting the beauty of nature, were aimed at encouraging people to admire the works of God, connect with their environments and invest in artworks. "Being a lover of nature and environment, I started drawing from primary school. “I have travelled around; hence, I use diverse cultures and how God has blessed the world in terms of animals, plants and humans, to draw inspiration,” Fagbohun says. According to ...