#benenwonwu

"I will not accept an inferior position in the art world. Nor have my art called African because I have not correctly and properly given expression to my reality. I have consistently fought against that kind of philosophy because it’s bogus...." #odinigwebenedictchukwukadibiaenwonwu #benenwonwu #nigerian #artist #painter #sculptor #deathanniversary #practicedying https://www.instagram.com/p/B8MO-plHCre/?igshid=jryjbcrdxhbl

“African Dances,” 1980, bronze sculpture by Ben Enwonwu. I love the way this piece was lit so that the shadow becomes part of the overall effect. #benenwonwu #sculpture #bronze #shadow #dancer #africanart #africanartists #dc (at National Museum of African Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5eOSEllDQJ/?igshid=zhpwg55hj1mi

#benenwonwu #art #tutu #painting #nigeria #monalisa #myth #london #bonhams #adetutu #ademiluyi #biafra #reconciliation #davinci #smiles #valuable #legendary #nigerianartist #onebid #africanart #artmaster #artauction #africanpainting #aukcjasztuki #paintingart #portrait #africanpainter #auctionoftheyear #auctionhouse #artbid (à Art Gallery L'Oeil et la Main)

#BlackHistoryMonth A celebration of the rich & important culture contributions & achievements both past & present! 2018 has been a most exciting one in the #arts From the important & groundbreaking @KehindeWiley’s official portrait of #BarackObama @asherald’s of #MichelleObama incl @nytimes frontpage Important museum exhibitions @derrickadamsny @madmuseum @mickalenethomas with #KerryJamesMarshall & Robert Colescott @seattleartmuseum to the #BlackPantherMovie 😉 to Today’s world record for #Nigerian masterpiece 'Tutu' by the father of Nigerian modernism #BenEnwonwu expected to fetch £300,000, sold for £1,205,000 / $1.720.000 - the missing artwork had been found in a "modest north London flat" sold in London today @bonhams a record for a modern Nigerian artist. The 1974 painting of the #Ife princess Adetutu Ademiluyi, known as #Tutu, a national icon in #Nigeria, and of huge cultural significance, became a symbol of reconciliation after Nigeria's Biafra conflict. Novelist Ben Okri said its discovery was "the most significant in contemporary #Africanart in 50 years". Mr Enwonwu, painted 3 versions of Tutu. All three went missing after his death in 1994. The whereabouts of the other Tutu paintings remain a mystery. @bonhamsafricanart image: Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.B.E (Nigerian, 1917-1994) Tutu signed and dated 'BEN ENWONWU/ 1974' oil on canvas One of 3 paintings of an Ile- Ife princess Adetutu Ademiluyi, granddaughter of the Ooni of Ife, it was until recently, overshadowed by the first and most widely acclaimed 'Tutu', painted a year earlier in 1973. Limited edition prints of this work adorn many homes all over the world. Ile- Ife remains an important town in the artist’s life because it was here, at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) that he was appointed Nigeria’s first professor of fine art in 1971. __________________________ #africanartist #nigerianart #blackmonalisa #africanamerican #art #modernart #modernartist #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #kehindewiley #amysherald #mynpg #MickaleneThomas #DerrickAdams #blackexcellence #wakandaforever #bhm (at Kingdom of Wakanda)

#BenEnwonwu Ogolo (1987) (at Chicago, Illinois)

Check out this dope painting titled 'African Dance Ensemble' by "Africa's Picasso", recently sold for 9.2Ms at an auction by @arthousecontemporary #dontgetittwisted #naira #itsnotthatdeepfam #nowyouseeme #benenwonwu #africanart #lookdudeup #history #ilikethat ✨