Dotun Popoola (a bi ni ọdun 1981, ni ilu Eko [1] ) jẹ olorin ọmọ orilẹede Naijiria ti ode oni ti o ṣe amọja ni fifin irin amuṣiṣẹpọ. O ṣẹda awọn ege iṣẹ ọna lati awọn irin alokuirin ti a sọnù. Awọn iṣẹ rẹ ni idojukọ lori yiyi idọti pada si awọn iṣura, idoti si awọn iyùn ati egbin si ọrọ nipa sisọ awọn egbin ti o halẹ si ilolupo eda abemi. [2]

Dotun Popoola
Dotun Popoola in a traditional attire
Ọjọ́ìbí7 Oṣù Kẹrin 1981 (1981-04-07) (ọmọ ọdún 43)
Eko
Orílẹ̀-èdèNigerian
Iléẹ̀kọ́ gígaAuchi Polytechnic
Obafemi Awolowo University
Iṣẹ́Gbegilere
Board member ofartinmedicine Project
Websitedotunpopo.com

Ibẹrẹ Igbesi aye

àtúnṣe

Dotun kọ ẹkọ kikun ati iṣẹ ọna gbogbogbo ni Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Ipinle Edo nibiti o ti gba iwe-ẹkọ giga orilẹ-ede ni kikun ati aworan gbogbogbo ni ọdun 2004. [3] Lẹhinna o lọ si Ile-ẹkọ giga Obafemi Awolowo, [4] nibiti o ti gba oye akọkọ ati keji ni imọ-jinlẹ ati iṣẹ-iṣe pẹlu amọja ni ere ati aworan lẹsẹsẹ. [5] Dotun jẹ olorin olugbe ni Lopez Studio ni Lemmon, South Dakota, o si rin irin-ajo laarin Amẹrika ati Naijiria lati kun awọn aworan ti a fun ni aṣẹ. [6] O jẹ olutọju ni National Gallery of Art . [7]

Awọn ifihan, awọn iṣẹ ati awọn ẹbun

àtúnṣe

Popoola ṣiṣẹ ni akọkọ pẹlu irin alokuirin, [8] nibiti ṣiṣẹda awọn fọọmu ẹranko jẹ ọna ayanfẹ rẹ lati lo alabọde. [9] Diẹ ninu awọn iṣẹ rẹ ni a ṣe afihan ni ART X ni ilu Eko . [10] O si ní a adashe aranse ti a npe ni "Irin Ajo" (Ajo) ni Ibuwọlu Beyond Art Gallery, Lagos, ibi ti o ti gbekalẹ ni ayika 24 irin iṣẹ rẹ. [11]

Awọn itọkasi

àtúnṣe
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  4. "Dotun Popoola: Di Nigerian 'metal-bender'". BBC. 2018-10-25. https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-45981771. 
  5. Sowole, Tajudeen (January 13, 2019). "Popoola’s metal adventure pulsates in animal anatomy". The Guardian (Nigeria). Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019. 
  6. Lockett, Chynna (June 20, 2018). "Nigerian Artists And John Lopez Open Show In Lemmon". KUSD (FM). Retrieved July 15, 2019. 
  7. Donovan, Lauren. "Prairie sky inspires artists from African nation of Nigeria". https://washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jun/17/prairie-sky-inspires-artists-from-african-nation-o/. 
  8. Oluwafunmilayo, Akinpelu (July 12, 2019). "Meet Dotun Popoola, renowned Nigerian artist who creates artwork out of scrap metal". Legit.ng. Retrieved July 15, 2019. 
  9. "Artist tells Nigeria's story through sculptures made from scrap metal". Africanews. January 23, 2019. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019. 
  10. Mitter, Siddhartha (2019-02-08). "Lagos, City of Hustle, Builds an Art 'Ecosystem'". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/08/arts/design/lagos-nigeria-art-x-art.html. 
  11. Lasisi, Akeem (April 12, 2018). "With Popoola, a metal dog can bite". The Punch. Retrieved July 15, 2019.