14/07/12
WITH a series of
products dubbed Ivie, illustrator and founder, Lizaad Creative Arts company,
Chuma Anagbado is set to experiment a new art form, he tags Spontinism.
The new form, he disclosed, is largely indigenous and cultural, noting
that, “it is my own creation inspired by the art of my people. They are basic
illustrations, very simple and not too detailed, but they still send across as
much message as a detailed drawing would. You can call it line drawing if you
want. This type of art is
generally grouped in the genre known as “urban art.”
Anagbado further explained that beyond
aesthetics, Spontinism works better as functional art. And for the exhibition,
which was opened last weekend at Get Arena, Victoria Island, Lagos, two
products: handmade T-shirts and framed artworks, were on display.
But for the subsequent show, “we will
diversify to include more products such as Jeanswear, shoes, hand bags,
furniture etc,” he said.
The Fine and Applied Arts graduate from the University of
Benin continued, “We intend to use these illustrations to create clothing
items, like making impressions on shirts, shoes, jewelry, we intend to use them
on ceramics, porcelain or other ornaments and just about anything we can lay
our hands on. The whole idea is to give life to those illustrations such that
they become iconic and symbols of reference. This is just the first in a series
of expositions we would be holding and we hope to push boundaries with Spontinism.”
Curiously, in Anagbado’s experimentation,
light, probably because of its functional nature, is optimally explored as
against the use of colour and space. But in certain instances, a number of his
illustrations are tied around geographical boundaries and happenings.
Among the ‘illustrated cities’ in his
collection are Abuja, Benin City, Port Harcourt, Lagos, Port Harcourt and
Warri. He also touches on national issues including the current scourge of
terrorism ravaging the Northern part of the country.
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