Category Archives: ARTS

Nigeria bans documentary film on oil corruption, warns director agains...

April 18, 2013 no comments

Nigeria’s government has banned a film, “Fuelling Poverty,” a documentary that sheds a harsh light on the corruption in the nation’s management of oil wealth, the Committee to...

Must watch: “Hustle on a Mile” an award-winning short docu...

March 12, 2013 no comments

Hustle on a Mile presents a foray into life in the popular Mile 12 Market, in Lagos, through the eyes of Sanni, a young man from Kano with only a Secondary School education to his name and a heart fo...

Art student creates 10ft cupcake towers for project (photos)

December 27, 2012 no comments

We know cupcakes are a delicious treat, but work of art? For 24-year-old Leah Foster, the pastries are just that. The art student at the School of Visual Arts in New York baked tens of thousands of c...

Japanese artist Macaon transforms beer cans to famous comic and cartoo...

November 25, 2012 no comments

When Japanese artist Macaon downs several cans of beer, he is doing it for his art. When he is done with the content, the creative beer lover recycles the cans in a unique way, turning the cylindrica...

FourPlay, Zahara, Waje, Omawumi and more set to awaken jazz in Lagos

November 15, 2012 1 comment

This weekend, Lagos is set to experience a “jazz reawakening” as the third edition of the Lagos Jazz Series takes off. In a press briefing on Thursday at the Wheatbaker Hotel in Ikoyi, or...

“Africa on the floor” exhibit puts Nigerian art on Persian...

September 22, 2012 1 comment

The art rugs that hung from the ceiling and on the walls of the Quintessence Gallery in Lagos possessed all the qualities of Persian rugs and all the beauty of African art. Swedish-based Nigerian cur...

Joo Heng Tan dubbed Vincent Sand Gogh for stunning sculptures

September 18, 2012 no comments

Daily Mail – With intricate designs featuring landscapes, temples and even a giant cathedral, you’d think these masterpieces were on display in an art gallery. But the incredible pieces a...

“Photo manipulation on steroids” – digital artist Mi...

September 16, 2012 1 comment

For digital artist, Michael Oswald, Photoshop is a tool, a weapon he wields to transform a simple photograph into something outer worldly. He describes his art as “photo manipulation on steroid...

Weekend DIY project! Create fabric art for your walls

August 26, 2012 no comments

Here’s a fun do-it-yourself project for you to try. It is rather basic and is a creative way to fabric and frame into artwork that would look great on your walls. Key items to have for the proj...

Uproar over artwork showing same-sex cartoon characters in liplock

August 2, 2012 no comments

Sian Jones, a 25-year-old artist from Gurnsey stirred controversy after her exhibit of famous cartoon characters caught in a same-sex lip lock. Some of the images depicted in the exhibit include The ...