Identity II #1

One of the most important questions of life that must be answered for success to be attained is the simple question of identity. who am I?
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by Okemakinde John abiodun

Title

Identity II #1

Artist

Okemakinde John abiodun

Medium

Mixed Media - Mixed- Media

Description

One of the most important questions of life that must be answered for success to be attained is the simple question of identity. who am I?
This question determines to a large extent what an individual thinks and does.This thoughts is express in a circular piece titled 'Identity' which is embellished with circles within each other.
The focal point of the piece is an assembly of six individuals who seem to be from different tribes ,wearing different attires and marked with different face marks or scarifications which was popular culture in ancient Nigeria. Though extinct now, these face marks were used in old times to identify which town or village a person comes.
The marks identified in this piece comprises of the portrait of six people from the western part of Nigeria, little wonder he infused motifs in and around them to reinforce their identity.
The art piece though originally done in ivorex media has now transited into a mixed media with paintocast, stained perspex copper and metal foil.
One distinguished feature of the art piece is the rhythms that seem to emanate from the circular patterns... musical in nature meaning that when you identify who you are, you flow seamlessly with life unhindered.
He therefore advocate that everyone ensures they know and understand their culture and identity because of the agelong truth that if you don't know where you are coming from, you may find it difficult to figure out where you are going.

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September 17th, 2021