COHERENCE IN DUALITY by DIPO DOHERTY

Good Evening everyone. I hope you've all had a great start to your week. Today's post is about the "Coherence in Duality" exhibition by Artist and Engineer Dipo Doherty.

The exhibition held between the 13th and 19th of June at West Africa's foremost gallery the  "Nike Art Gallery" and it was truly something to behold.

As it turns out, I went to school with the artist and as such, I had been following some of his work and inspiration on instagram and had been very impressed with the level of creativity and his train of thoughts. So quite naturally, when I saw a post advertising his upcoming exhibition, I knew I had to catch it and I was really glad I did.

I know at first glance for the novice, the paintings look like a bunch of beautiful crafted, super abstract and somewhat esoteric body of work but that couldn't be further from the truth.

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Coherence in duality is an incredibly creative and intellectually vast curation of art  that explores everything from the economic upheavals of the oil rich Nigeria, to the concept and reality of self actualisation; which the artist achieves through a deconstruction process.

What I found to be remarkably interesting was that, no matter how different the inspiration behind each painting, there was one central theme... "Knowledge" or at the very least the quest for it.

It was very much about breaking free from the limitations of our own perceptions and coming to a deeper understanding of self, environment, the complexities of being and some of the most prominent philosophical questions of life.

It really was quite a complex but apt body of work and I was grateful I got a chance to have the artist work me through the various paintings, their meanings and some of the inspiration behind them. Being let in on the artists unique perspectively, definitely brought a deeper appreciation to not just the work, but the meaning behind them

It is possibly one of the most thought provoking body of works I've ever seen and so it came as no
surprise that it was a critical success and a well deserved one if I might add.

 In an era of astounding mediocrity, Dipo Doherty has what is arguably, one of the greatest minds of our generation that I've had the pleasure of peeking inside. He is definitely an artist to watch.


PS: He did joke about people being somewhat disappointed in his otherwise regular; no tattoo and no multiple piercings having appearance. Lool!

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Erin Ijesha Waterfalls at Night

                                                                                                                           L- R : Me, Artist (Dipo Doherty) and Adim

                                                          PHOTOGRAPHY by : Vincent Okoro

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Here's wishing all my readers a very Merry Christmas! Thank you all for reading and following my blog and I hope you all have the most amazing and relaxing Holiday! See you all very soon back here for the full post on this look.....XXX

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LAGOS FASHION AND DESIGN WEEK DIARY : DAY 4 (PART 2)

Finally for the finale of my personal journey and experience at Lagos fashion and design week a.k.a the 2nd half of day 4 of my Lagos Fashion and Design Week diary. Picking right up from where we left off, we stopped by the showcase which featured looks from some amazing designers collections and took advantage of the downtime to take a couple shots of our outfit for the day. Ethan and I kept shooting againts blue and white backgrounds, testing for the perfect background for both our looks. Th blue background turned out perfect for me, cause it complimented my outfit more but Ethan was all about the white background and rightly so cause it did his outfit justice. After our brief shoot, it was finally time to go in and settle down for the show and as all finale days of every fashion week, they did not disappoint. The best was definitely saved for last. From the colourful, quirky and playful Ituen Basi runway, the phenomenal and dazzling Lanre da Silva collection, to the heart warming and beautiful tribute to Remi Lagos by the Okunoren twins. Oh and let's not forget, by far the  best exit of the entire fashion week, Mai Atafo's  paparazzi inspired exit.

It was truly a joy to have been there in person to witness the Nigerian fashion industry come alive and to see the  Lagos Fashion Scene continue to bloom, transform and expand. It's been an equally fulfilling experience, being able to share the LFDW journey from my perspective with you all!

Until next time.....xxx

                                                                   

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