ࡱ> 02/Y bjbj[[ .9 \9 \ VV, v0$\N0MMM*MMMM+j.MF0vMMMMMMvV> : I have followed Moses Oghagbon online, attended some of his exhibitions for some years without meeting him in person. I have admired simple and detailed rendering of his subjects which became of great interest to me. It can be said that Oghagbon is known to have done extensive work in photo documentary and painting of Argungu fishing festival and the people which inhabit that area more than any artist around. His can be liken to passion to document a transitory and disappearing history. Living in the Northern part of Nigeria is a life experience which should be of interest to an artist. The village landscapes are mostly unaltered, the built environment is devoid of hustling and bustling of city life.The celebration of their indigenous festivals are unique and full of colourful ardorment which is captured in his paintings. Oghagbon was captivated by these nostalgia while focusing on Argungu fishing festival as his main thrust. Another noticeable aspect of his works is the way he captures the lives and culture of the people engaged in one activity or the other. In the Colours of Uhola art exhibition, Oghagbon took another journey to showcase a documentary of the cultural heritage of the Zuru emirate. Each painting is packed with actions, movements and exuberant colours that keeps the viewer captivated. Reading through each piece of his paintings open up one to page after page of unending delight by reason of rendering of his subject matter. Like a resilient master artist, his approach in the use of colours is displayed in the proficient handling of medium. The use of light against dark values and vis-vas create dramatic moments in his works. Examples are identified in the "Spirit of Uhola I &II " amongst others. His sense of colours in landscapes are exemplified in their calm surreal aura a reminiscence of Nigerian artist, Abiodun Alaku (b.1958). Oghagbons landscapes gives the viewer an endless view through the horizon to infinite conclusions. He choreographed his spaces, the frontal focal point at the foreground to the horizon with spatter of colour notes. Life is beautiful series. In conclusion, Oghagbon works in this new series is adding flavor to the art milieu, the pieces are collectable and should be seen as investment for the future.I wish all collectors a pleasurable view as the artist takes us through a memorable artistic journey. John Oyedemi PhD Department of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Jos. Plateau State. &'LWw}! A    V ^ i t } B ʑ傑sshvXSh12kCJOJQJaJhvXSh CJOJQJaJh12kCJOJQJaJhvXShRBCJOJQJaJhvXShkOCJOJQJaJhvXShvCJOJQJaJhHCJOJQJaJhvXShV!CJOJQJaJhvXSCJOJQJaJhvXShvXSCJOJQJaJ( C 6 KRSdgdH $a$gdHB C D W d n  4 5 6 > D E _ ֻ֑֬֠ssdUdhvXShvCJOJQJaJhvXShCJOJQJaJhvXShgxfCJOJQJaJhvXShV!CJOJQJaJhvXSh ,CJOJQJaJh$CJOJQJaJhvXSh12kCJOJQJaJhvXShNCJOJQJaJh%@CJOJQJaJhvXShvXSCJOJQJaJh12kCJOJQJaJhvXShtCJOJQJaJ! 3 @ V \ i o qx-.1ǻǝsgsgsgXXXshvXShXXCJOJQJaJhvCJOJQJaJhCJOJQJaJhvXShpCJOJQJaJhvXShCJOJQJaJhvXSh5CJOJQJaJhvXShgxfCJOJQJaJh$CJOJQJaJhvXSh"6yCJOJQJaJh12kCJOJQJaJhvXShCJOJQJaJhvXShvXSCJOJQJaJ"18AJNY/015IJKZbch5@GHOPRS⸩ǚǎvjvj^j^^vShvhHOJQJhCCJOJQJaJhvCJOJQJaJhHCJOJQJaJhAuICJOJQJaJh ,CJOJQJaJhvXShCJOJQJaJhvXShGCJOJQJaJhvXSh*/CJOJQJaJhvXShvCJOJQJaJhCJOJQJaJhvXShXXCJOJQJaJhvXShvXSCJOJQJaJhRBhgxfCJOJQJaJhvhXXOJQJ,1h/ =!"#$%  s666666666vvvvvvvvv666666>6666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666hH66666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666p62&6FVfv2(&6FVfv&6FVfv&6FVfv&6FVfv&6FVfv&6FVfv8XV~ 0@ 0@ 0@ 0@ 0@ 0@ 0@ 0@ 0@ 0@ 0@ 0@ 0@ 0@ OJPJQJ_HmH nH sH tH J`J Normal dCJ_HaJmH sH tH TA T Default Paragraph FontOJPJQJ^Jfif Table Normal :V 4 l4a OJPJQJ^J(k (No List PK![Content_Types].xmlN0EH-J@%ǎǢ|ș$زULTB l,3;rØJB+$G]7O٭VvnB`2ǃ,!"E3p#9GQd; H xuv 0F[,F᚜K sO'3w #vfSVbsؠyX p5veuw 1z@ l,i!b I jZ2|9L$Z15xl.(zm${d:\@'23œln$^-@^i?D&|#td!6lġB"&63yy@t!HjpU*yeXry3~{s:FXI O5Y[Y!}S˪.7bd|n]671. tn/w/+[t6}PsںsL. J;̊iN $AI)t2 Lmx:(}\-i*xQCJuWl'QyI@ھ m2DBAR4 w¢naQ`ԲɁ W=0#xBdT/.3-F>bYL%׭˓KK 6HhfPQ=h)GBms]_Ԡ'CZѨys v@c])h7Jهic?FS.NP$ e&\Ӏ+I "'%QÕ@c![paAV.9Hd<ӮHVX*%A{Yr Aբ pxSL9":3U5U NC(p%u@;[d`4)]t#9M4W=P5*f̰lk<_X-C wT%Ժ}B% Y,] A̠&oʰŨ; \lc`|,bUvPK! ѐ'theme/theme/_rels/themeManager.xml.relsM 0wooӺ&݈Э5 6?$Q ,.aic21h:qm@RN;d`o7gK(M&$R(.1r'JЊT8V"AȻHu}|$b{P8g/]QAsم(#L[PK-![Content_Types].xmlPK-!֧6 0_rels/.relsPK-!kytheme/theme/themeManager.xmlPK-!R%theme/theme/theme1.xmlPK-! ѐ' theme/theme/_rels/themeManager.xml.relsPK] B 1  8@0(  B S  ?@G CK=DHM^f Y\AHINYc#)ZbX _  33p@ V!%@AuIkOvXSXXXe\gxf12kK1l"6y&'t$ ; ,*/N5RBHCbEGv | @   @UnknownG.[x Times New Roman5Symbol3. .[x Arial7..{$ CalibriA$BCambria Math Ah0̦q;q;!!),.:;?]}    & 6"0000 0 0 00000 =@\]^([{  0 0 00000;[20 K) $P'*22!  Normal.wptUSERuserOh+'0l  ( 4 @LT\dUSER Normal.wptuser3Microsoft Office Word@Ik@KTqg@Hjq;՜.+,0 px     Title  !"#$%&()*+,-.1Root Entry F歐j31TableWordDocument.SummaryInformation(DocumentSummaryInformation8'CompObjr  F Microsoft Word 97-2003 Document MSWordDocWord.Document.89q