Uzo egonu biography for kids
Uzo Egonu
Uzo Egonu
Uzo Egonu//ⓘ (25 December – 14 August ) na he be Nigerian-born artist wey settle insyd Britain insyd de s,[1] only once wey he return go ein homeland for two days insyd de s,[2] although he remain concerned plus African political struggles.[3] According to Rasheed Araeen, na Egonu "perhaps be de first person from Africa, Asia anaa de Caribbean wey cam Britain after de War plus de sole intention say he go cam turn artist."[4] According to critic Molara Wood, "Egonu ein work merge European den Igbo traditions but chaw significantly, place Africa as de touchstone of modernism.
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Ein Biography
[edit | edit source]Dem born am insyd Onitsha,[1] Nigeria, na Egonu dey ein early teens wey for he first travel go England.[2] He already start dey draw as na he dey attend Sacred Heart College, Calabar,[6] before he lef go UK, he eventually study Fine Arts den Typography for Camberwell School of Arts den Crafts, London,[1][3] from go ,[7] wey he go participate insyd sam number of exhibitions.[2]
For later years insyd he suffer two heart attacks den deteriorating eyesight, wey for 14 August insyd he die for London.[8]
Ein Style den legacy
[edit | edit source]De subject of study by Olu Oguibe entitled Uzo Egonu: An African Artist insyd de West (), dem sana dey Egonu sana dey describe as "perhaps Africa ein greatest modern painter".[7][9] Eddie Chambers comment for Egonu ein "remarkable ability say he go fi render landscapes den cityscapes as compelling den fascinating geometrical configurations, each very different insyd ein representational aspects."[10] Ein work feature insyd de –16 exhibition No Colour Bar: Black British Art in Action – for de Guildhall Art Gallery, City of London.[11]
Ein Selected exhibitions
[edit | edit source]- Ein Solo
- Uzo Egonu ein London, Museum of London, London[5]
- Uzo Egonu: Past den Present insyd de Diaspora, InIVA[12]
- Uzo Egonu Now Stateless People, Royal Festival Hall, London
- Ein Group
- No Colour Bar: Black British Art insyd Action –, Guildhall Art Gallery, London
- De Short Century, Villa Stuck, Munich, Germany; House of World Cultures, Berlin, Germany
- Transforming de Crown: African, Asian den Caribbean Artists insyd Britain –, New York City[13][14]
- Herbert Art Gallery den Museum, Coventry
- De Other Story: Afro-Asian Artists insyd Post-War Britain, Hayward Gallery, London
- Third World Within, Brixton Art Gallery, London (31 March–22 April)[15]
- Ljubljana Graphic Art Biennial, Graphic Art Biennial, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, London
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Uzo Egonu", Diaspora Artists.
- ↑ Ulrich Clewing, "Three hues for Piccadilly Circus"Archived 16 October at the Wayback Machine, , 22 June
- ↑ "Uzo Egonu, Artist", InIVA.
- ↑Rasheed Araeen, "Recovering Cultural Metaphors", The Other Story catalog, , p.
- ↑ Molara Wood, "Uzo Egonu's Vision of London", 30 September First published in The Guardian, Lagos, on 19 December
- ↑Rasheed Araeen, "Uzo Egonu –", Third Text, Volume 10, Issue 36, , pp. – DOI/
- ↑ " The Creative Case for Diversity in Britain > Further reading on the Artists", Third Text: Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Art and Culture.
- ↑"Monographs on African Artists| Egonu, Uzo, –", Smithsonian Libraries.
- ↑"EGONU, Uzo - Artist Profile ( – )"Archived 2 August at the Wayback Machine, Grosvenor Gallery.
- ↑Chambers (), p.
- ↑FHALMA (Friends of the Huntley Archives) at London Metropolitan Archives, "The Artists' Profiles"Archived 25 July at the Wayback Machine, Huntleys Online.
- ↑"Uzo Egonu: Past and Present in the Diaspora", InIVA (11 October – 13 June).
- ↑Chambers (), pp. 6, 8.
- ↑Holland Cotter, "ART REVIEW; This Realm of Newcomers, This England", The New York Times, 24 October
- ↑Chambers (), p.