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A Step Beyond:
A Step Beyond: A joint exhibition at the National Theater Gallery, Lagos, Nigeria.(1989) |
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Pupa dudu ati funfun:
Pupa,dudu ati funfun:
(Yoruba: red, black and white)
Explores the use of color in preindustrial, premodern times and societies.
Title translates as the Yoruba words for red or warm hues, black or dark and white or light/cool color.
(c.1991-present) |
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At sunrise on the appointed day:
This body of work deals with creation myths of various cultures:
Much of the imagery derives from the Dogon of Mali.
(1991-present) |
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The Works in Progress Gallery:
Current projects I'm working on.
Digital image capture enables me to document the process of creation.
These images are generally of details of parts of the works.
They will change from time to time and will eventually migrate from this gallery to a fi |
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In progress: Summer 2007-present:
I always seem to have works in progress, some of these are unresolved works a few years old.
A rekindling of a dead love affair.
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Aje Series
Aje series: Aje is the Yoruba principle, deity or godess of commerce, profit and wealth.
Capitalism is an embodiment of Aje.
Aje falls into the Orisa funfun or orisa tutu category: cool, calm, patient, |
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Kuba explorations
This body of work is based on Kuba fabric patterns and color.
Kuba fabric: handwoven raffia palm fiber textile of Congolese origin. |
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Aladire 2007A-B
Aladire 2007A & B pieces draw inspiration from indigo dyes , starch resist fabric produced in the Yoruba region of Nigeria.
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HATCH presents Jide Aje at cafe 1923
Images from ongoing show.
Well attended opening, thanks to all who showed up.
Will have visual documentation of all pieces shortly. |
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more works in progress...
Pieces I'm currently working on.
I tend to work on several pieces simultaneously.Please note that most of the images in this gallery are partials or details as the work is unfinished.
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...new works (2008)
I'm currently working on small untitled mixed media pieces.The images in this gallery are detail shots of these works..... |
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More works in progress:
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