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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

AFRO HEADGEAR I, 10" x 8", oil sketch on canvas board, 2009

This is a new series I am embarking upon. It is all about the beauty, elegance and variety of African Headgears. There are so many different types from different cultures and countries in the rich continent of Africa and I will be using the medium of drawing, painting and sculpture to get this series going.



My first series just takes me out of the blocks. The model is my cousins wife. On the day of her daughters naming ceremony she was decked with "asho oke"- a very traditional garment worn by Yoruba's from Nigeria on special occasions. But what attracted me most was her "gele" (head gear/head tie) it had a sort of hanging feel to it at the back and that's where I concentrated most of my heavy textures on.

To execute this piece I have used an oil wash for skin and mostly quick applications oil paint in impasto for the textures of the head gear.
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12 comments:

  1. dominique eichi9/23/2009 4:28 pm

    very attractive piece.

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  2. adebanji9/23/2009 4:39 pm

    Thanks Dominique!

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  3. Edward Burton9/23/2009 6:25 pm

    Very beautiful, Adebanji - well done!

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  4. adebanji9/23/2009 7:12 pm

    Thanks Edward!

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  5. Art with Liz9/24/2009 7:54 am

    Oh Adebanji this is so lovely and it's so nice to see the beautiful people of my continent portrayed like this.

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  6. adebanji9/24/2009 12:16 pm

    Thanks Liz! Stay tuned more are coming!

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  7. Priti9/24/2009 2:33 pm

    I look forward to following all the painting in this series. This one is beautiful, i like the way you painted the the person differently from the headgear and the background.

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  8. adebanji9/24/2009 2:35 pm

    Thanks Priti!

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  9. Myne9/25/2009 12:56 am

    This is a nice series, I look forward to the others. As always you capture essence with your drawing.

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  10. adebanji9/25/2009 1:10 am

    Thanks Myne! I'm sure you'll enjoy the rest of the series!

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  11. AC9/30/2009 7:11 pm

    This work is very nice.
    I am looking forward for this series.

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  12. adebanji10/07/2009 3:32 am

    Thanks AC!

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