The creative process
The creative process can be quite fun, walahi.
You give it what it takes.
Here I am making a new picture.
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The creative process can be quite fun, walahi.
You give it what it takes.
Here I am making a new picture.
THE BAIT
To trap a chicken,
a few grains of corn.
to trap a dog
just a bone
to trap the antelope
okra is enough
To trap a cobra
the egg of a chicken
Artist: Moyo Okediji
Title: Orò Ilé
Medium: terracotta
Date: 2010
Moyo Okediji,
Title: They Arrested and Incarcerated the Women’s Leader.
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Date: 2021
Size: 38’x48″
I remember Lady K.
The mighty and resplendent Iya Iroko
tree had remained rooted
to the same spot
near the Oba river
for three hundred and sixty-four seasons
watching the ways of humans
from the viewpoint of a plant
under which folks sat
Have you heard the news?
Nigeria is rated more corrupt now than ever before.
Nigeria ranks in the bottom 40 nations in the world.
In West Africa, only Guinea is rated worse than Nigeria.
And Botswana is rated best in Africa.
I’ve been excited lately about something.
Yesterday I received the certificate of occupancy for MOYOGALLERIA, Austin, Texas.
I will focus on African art.
We will invite African artists for residencies of up to three months.
We will provide the artist with a living and working space.