5 Masterpieces from Terra Kulture's Art Collection

#1: Aso Ebi, 2019
This artwork was painted by Alex Nwokolo who is one of the leading artists on the West African art scene. He was born in 1963 in Lagos and holds an MFA from the University of Benin.

The painting depicts four women wearing gele headdresses. Worn by family members and friends, Aso Ebi is a uniform for weddings, burials and naming ceremonies. It originated in southwestern Nigeria in the 1950s.

One of the women is holding a red fan which complements the green head ties and wrapper. The curves and shapes are rendered in cubits.

#2: Musical Embellishment I, 2019
The artwork is an abridged version of 10 original works. This piece depicts six traditional musicians adorned in their heavily patterned attire dancing and playing their instruments at a royal event. The six men represents different tribes in Nigeria. They are playing in symphony which demonstrates how diversity and music can unite people.

The artwork was painted by Moses Unokwah, a senior BOF consultant and present coordinator of Harmattan Workshop (Informal training initiative in Niger Delta). He was born in Lagos in 1964.

Moses Unokwah mastered the art of printmaking through his pupilage with the chimeric experimental artist, Bruce Onobrakpeya. He exploited limitless mediums to create his boundless art. His work is regarded for its graceful figurative lines and visual brilliance of the socio-political, cultural, and religious life in Nigeria.

#3: Response Stimulus, 2016
Response Stimulus is a cryptic piece with thick geometric shapes, a trademark of the artist. Sam Ebohon enthralling geometric brush strokes are actually words.

Try pronouncing each letter in his painting, and take a few extra looks, you are sure to find more than meets the eye at first glance.

#4: Women I, 2019
This colourful painting by Nigerian artist Chinedu Ogakwu depicts eight women wearing traditional Nigerian attire including the gele headdress.

Chinedu Ogakwu is a southeastern Nigerian visual artist from a family of six. He studied painting at the prestigious Enugu Art School Institute of Management and Technology where he obtained an HND in Art.

His work explores the dynamics of both his cultural heritage and life as an African and 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.