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Artists Talk with Akporode Collins
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64 minutes
Released:
Oct 20, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Akporode Collins was born in 1984 in the small town of Agbarho in Delta state Nigeria. Had his early education in the same town before moving to the School of Art and Design, auchi polytechnic Auchi in Edo state Nigeria. Had his National Diploma (ND) in painting and general art 2009 and graduated with higher national diploma (HND) in sculpture 2012 as the overall best graduating student. Inspire by his father believe that artist are less successful in life, he is driven to make his art count and use it as a universal language of communication, documentation, education, and peace. His immediate everyday life is always a subject of his work using it to pass deep message and issues. Exhibition -He has exhibited in the grand finale of the life in my city competition 2013 in Nigeria -Africa art month in Abu Dabhi, United Arab Emirate -historical festival residency in Abu Dhabi, UAE organized by ArtHub -work was also exhibited in the Abu dhabi international Art Fair 2014 in UAE ARTIST STATEMENT: History is better told in the eyes of the art, the art of yesterday is a clue of who we are and the art of today is a picture of generation yet unborn.
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Released:
Oct 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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