KediKe

I am a sucker for photography, one of the many reasons I love magazines (not to forget the smell of the pages. Yep. I am quite the weird female, I know)

So when I stumbled on these shots by Photographer, Emmanuel Oyeleke on the artiste, Chidinma's Instagram page I was smitten. The simplicity yet charming beauty of each piece warmed my heart. Forgive me. I can get a bit overwhelmed sometimes.

I couldn't help but want to share them on here and even name them as well, which I must say I'm quite impressed with myself *grins*

Take a peek and share your thoughts...if any :)

The Sea

The Sunset

The Lavender

The Ocean 

The Sunrise

The Fire

The Dahlia

Young Contemporaries '17

For those of you who didn't know, Art was my 'first' love. Yep, even before food. You just might find that hard to believe, I know...

I'm always somewhat eager to attend art exhibitions- first off, they are usually free plus they sometimes have free nibbles and drinks *grin*
Well to be honest, I only just started making a conscious effort to make myself available for such events about two years ago, all of which had featured works by friends or acquaintances of mine. Talented people surround me. Sure fact.

This weekend, I had the opportunity to attend yet another exhibition with yet another friend of mine's artworks on display. This was tagged 'Young Contemporaries 2017' and it held at the Rele Gallery.

Quite the compact showcase but nevertheless bustled with lots of life and of course, color.
Loved every little minute of it...

'DIMEJI

Digital Photography

These were my friend's @lexxcodi pieces. They had a story-like background around them basically about how man was called to be not just a subduer but also a preserver of the earth  (Genesis 1 vs 28)

He doesn't normally take pictures of models per say. He's more of a freelance photographer so this was something new from him in my perspective.

Did I mention the models are twins? 

 

MARCELLINA

Mixed Media- Ankara Material

EZEKIEL

Acrylic on Canvas

I think the second piece was titled 'Woman Scorned' or something of the sort. You kind of feel the emotions painted on her face.

REWA

Acrylic on Paper

Works coined out of her experiences in London, Johannesburg and Lagos.

SEJIRO

Mixed Media

Every single piece of his was lovely. But this one gave off that 'Blair Waldorf' feel which I really liked. 

Keeping my ears and eyes peeled for more art exhibitions this year. It sort of has a way of opening your mind to wider perspectives in relation to creativity...

ArtTwentyOne:TwentyOneArtists:TwentyFirstCentury

Art.
A simple three letter word that encompasses a million ideas in one.

Sometimes I just realize how awesome it is to have a talent that is so rare but yet spans within the family.

Dated back to primary school when my classmates used to line up at my desk just to get a helping hand from me as regards their art projects.
Then to my brother who made lots of cash off his mates in secondary school for the exact same thing. He and my sister always represented our school in art competitions and won a handful of them. Three of us were also members of an art group in the University as well.
My other brother...well, he is an architect. Need I say more?

And my folks? Mum is super creative when it comes to music (singing to be precise), poetry (she was an English & Literature teacher) and textiles. You should see her 'bespoke' wardrobe.
Dad had the most 'perfect' handwriting I have ever seen till date. It was a blend between calligraphy and just plain beauty. Always keen on dotting all his i's and crossing all his t's.
Even his signature! The time he always spent signing my report card though...(lol)

I was invited for an art exhibition a few days ago at the Art Twenty One Gallery tagged Platform: Twenty One Artists and the scenery really got my nod of approval.

 
The African art culture is so rich! Now I sense why the British were in awe and how the idea of the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture better known as Festac'77 must have come into view.

We must admit that even in this modern day, the African culture truly doesn't appreciate art in general especially, Fine Art. So seeing so many people (even familiar faces from way back in school) at the exhibition really made me smile.
Guess it's relatively safe to say African Art is finally getting her groove back.

I happen to be acquaintances with an art dealer/manager @hrh247 and his artist @johnmadu_art whose works were showcased that day alongside 20 other talented artists (hence the '21 Artists' title).

So without further ado, here are a couple of shots I took of the works that caught my fancy.
Let the art speak for itself...

Yeanzi.

Melted plastic portrait. My best piece...

Dennis Osadebe

Chinenye Godsproperty John

I love the 'irony' of the only female gender picture of this piece. Who says a girl can't aspire to be an engineer or any 'male-tagged' profession for that matter?

I.Am.Isigo

Can conveniently pass as Lady Gaga's preferred designer wardrobe...

Maxivive

I asked Max what sprung up this idea. He said It's the 'Agbada of the future'. 

Well I say, 'Raining season? Problem solved!'

Tokyo James

Yinka Ilori

Can imagine these cute pretty furniture pieces at my sister's. So her.

And of course...John Madu

Always a message behind his works. Love the depth


I for one certainly couldn't leave without a complimentary glass of champagne...and a few tapas to go...
#FoodieNation

That Awkward Moment...

Urgh.

Like I have been chanting for the past 15 hours thereabout, 'Never again'

'Never again what?' you all may ask. Well, never again would I find myself in quite an awkward slightly embarrassing 20 plus minutes of my life.

Let me back up a bit and start from the beginning. Well literally it's just been a couple of days anyway. Wednesday to be precise

Oh well, there is no major story to it. Let's just say I 'met' some dude who has been a pain in my arse for days now. Annoying thing is he is quite charming...still an arse though, plus a great distraction for me. Been off work for a week and had little or nothing to do so *shrugs*

But then we meet up with a couple of others, I jokingly bully him out of his seat with no inkling he was seated beside 'her' (trust me I had no intentions whatsoever) chatted with him for most of the evening like we have known  each other for years.

Let's just say I was treading on someone else's territory and boy did I feel kinda silly afterwards.

Dude said I'm such a drama queen. Well sometimes its better to be all about the drama than a 'drag queen' (not in the literal sense, thank you very much)

Next time read the signs Kiki. Read the frigging signs.

Never again.
Okay. It's actually not that deep...but still

 *insert PhotoCredit here*

Till another opportunity poses itself, I'd admire these awesome art pieces (btw John Madu is one heck of a talented artist) and sip my glass of white wine and nibble on some cashews like an influential rich and famous young woman who can buy all them artworks while I'm at it.