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Omotayo Akinbolajo My artwork depicts the visuals of different cultures and ideas and also explores it. The work that I create shows the attractive and unattractive parts of a culture but still keeping that cultures integrity. Stories are also told threw my work dealing with situations that relate to the culture that is being depicted at the time. During the process of creating my work I would develop them using a variety of mediums such as painting, drawing, and some printmaking. Culture is the art, beliefs, and institution passed down to a civili-zation socially. When I think of a culture, women come to mind be-cause they usually characterize it, so a majority of my work embodies that concept. The intention of that concept is to show how culture is the base of any society and how women are the architects of a culture because they bring life into a society. My inspiration for the ideas of showing culture comes from me seeing culture as the definition of the world as we se it. It defines are life on a day to day bases and changes all the time so it is always something fresh and new you can find in it, it is also a vital part of the human experience which is also a major point in my work. Usually when I am doing research for my work new ideas or areas of interest come up, because of the fact that their just ins one universal culture or life experience.
Omotayo Akinbolajo-Resume
1. Omotayo AkinbolajoMailing Address: 3554 11th street NW. Washington DC 20010Home #: 202-483-7654Cell #:202-631 9915Email: [email protected]. Education: Duke Ellington School of the Arts graduate Courses Taken while at Ellington Drawing 1, 2, 3 & 4/ 2-Dimensioal Concepts, Painting 1, 2 & 3/ Art History, Photography 1, Sculpture 1, Computer Graphics 13.Grants/ Awards: -Latino Art Beat competition 2008 regional winner4.Group Exhibitions: 2010 Washington D.C, Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), Mural Project Duke Ellington Student Art Senior Showcase 2010 Duke Ellington Student Art Exhibit 2007, 2008 2009 National Portrait gallery with Dan Cook Duke Ellington School of the arts Senior Showcase Sidwell and Friends art Exhibit Work displayed n front of Nordstrom in Washington D.C and Miami5. Collections:Duke Ellington school of the Arts, Washington DCD.C. Commission of the Arts and Humanities Permanent Collection6. Current Employment:
Title: Afro-CentricMedium: ColorpencilSize: 19.5 x 25.5
Title: Cultural Void
Medium AcrylicSize:54 x 38
Title: The GiftMedium: ColorpencilSize: 19.5 x 25.5
Title: The Widow of the Tribal ChiefMedium: AcrylicSize: 37 x 234
Medium: AcrylicSize: 19.5 x 25.5
Title: Culture Spill
Title: MeMedium: Linolium printSize: 18 x 24
Title: Nigeria
Medium: AcrylicSize: 24 x 18
Title: FatherMedium: Graphite & watercolorSize: 19 x 24
Medium: AcrylicSize: 30 x 20
Title: Late Night Train Ride
Title: Hard Days WorkMedium: AcrylicSize: 30 x 50
Title: Grandma Told MeMedium: AcrylicSize: 25 x 22
Medium: AcrylicSize: 36 x 24
Title: The Red Sash
Title: Afro
Medium: Linolium printSize: 19.5 x 25.5
Title: Afro-Medium: Linolium print &color pencilSize: 18 x 24
Title: Obama VS. McCain
Medium: Acrylic Size: 30 x 20
Title: FacadeMedium: Colorpen-cil, collage, watercolorSize: 19.5 x 25.5
Title: Oriental LightsMedium: AcrylicSize: 36 x 24
