CAROLINE ACHAINTRE

Right so I’m a bit of a London snob and it occurred to me that I never really went to see art galleries in other bits of the UK. So on a faithful day in September I had a little bit of a Eureka moment- Newcastle! It’s about 15 minutes away from my uni and there were apparently some good exhibitions running in galleries there at the moment. I honestly don’t know why it hadn’t occurred to me before.

I decided to visit the BALTIC centre for contemporary art. Originally I came to see an exhibition called “the playground project” which seemed to be quite popular. But on the visit I was pleasantly surprised by an exhibition which held these incredible textile pieces as well as other works of art by Caroline Achaintre.

GTK: DESOLA KAZEEM

Let me just give you a brief introduction to this new segment we’ve decided to launch on A’naala!

"Get To Know" is going to be a series which gives you a little introduction/ insight into the works of talented people that you may or may not have heard of.

Our first ever GTK subject is Desola Kazeem who has always been known by close friends and family as an avid doodler and an incredibly talented one at that! In this interview she talks about a handful of drawings/ paintings she’s done recently and some of the stories behind them. Enjoy! xx 

-Eme

Young, Inky and Profound: The Young Nigerian Art Scene.

2016 has agreeably been a horrible year, following the deaths of many beloved creative icons and of course the Nigerian recession, but it seems this gloomy year has also shed a bright light on the creative minds of Nigerian Youth. 2016, well for me especially, has had an explosion of creative talent amongst the young Nigerians. Ranging masterpieces from art to photography to music to film and of course poetry/spoken word, 2016 has ushered in a certain aesthetic that I have identified with its artworks throughout the year. It’s no 2010 i’ll tell you that, where cameras were simply an extension of your necklace and painting and drawing were mostly limited to art classes in school. This my friends is 2016 for the young and WOKE and for those embracing their artistic liberties.

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