The extraordinary talent of Quazeem Animashaun will be on view at the Institute’s Cornelius Adepegba Museum of African Art (CAMAA) in ‘Twenti Tiri’, an exhibition of his pop-art paintings which opened today, July 13, 2023.
Prof O.I. Pogoson (Honorary Curator, CAMAA) with Prof A.I. Olayinka and the artist in the IAS foyer
In terms of his objective as a creative artist, Animashaun says that ‘by employing a dynamic and diverse colour palette, I aim to convey the richness and energy of African culture, celebrating its vibrant traditions and narratives. Through the fusion of African themes and pop-art aesthetics, I strive to bridge the gap between contemporary artistic expressions and traditional African heritage’.
Guests at the exhibition opening
Indeed, ‘Twenti Tiri’ revels in fusion, as each painting in the series brings together elements of expressivity and treatment drawn from diverse sources and blending a variety of social themes, the urbane and the domestic occupying the same frame, the old dressed up in garb that is stunningly au courant, the young and trendy at home with the folksy.
Quazeem Animashaun addressing guests before the opening of ‘Twenti Tiri’
The exhibition was opened by Prof Abel Idowu Olayinka, who remarked on Quazeem Animashaun’s remarkable capacity to use visually entertaining art for subtle social commentary. ‘Twenti Tiri’ runs till August 31, 2023.
A guest admiring one of the artworks