“Unique creatures especially loved by God”, he calls them. Rupi Kaur described them perfectly as water soft enough to offer life and tough enough to drown the same life away. Have you ever imagined a day without them? a dance without them? a feast without them? Her guard is down when you give her your attention, love, time, trust and support. Sin against her then she will make life miserable for you only if it is in her power. Always he celebrates them in his works of art. Chinedu Ogakwu is a southeastern Nigerian visual artist from a creative family of six. He studied Painting at the prestigious Enugu Art School Institute of Management and Technology where he obtained an HND in Art (Painting). He is presently a full-time studio artist whose work explores the dynamics of both his cultural heritage and his life as an African/international artist. He is known for his peculiar raised texture and mixed media rendition. His work often engages impulsive combinations of forms, color, scale, and perspective, calling into question how the viewer processes visual information.
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