Asiru Olatunde

Asiru Olatunde (1918–1993) was a Nigerian artist, blacksmith, and painter, often regarded as one of the prominent painters from Osogbo.[1] He was one of a small group of artists who were part of a creative community known as the Oshogbo School of art.[2] His illustrations were centered around Yoruba mythology as well as Biblical stories, combined with local folklore

Asiru Olatunde
Born
Osogbo, Nigeria
Died1993

Biography

Asiru Olatunde was born into a family of blacksmiths but Illness[3] forced him to give up as a blacksmith in the 1960s, He temporarily made jewelry to sell in the market, before transitioning into painting on the advice of Uilli Beier and Suzanne Wenger in 1961. He adopted a technique known as repousse metalwork, which usually involve the shaping of copper, aluminum and iron to derive his artwork,[4] he created animal figurines out of recycled copper and aluminum.

His exhibition has been showcased at IMF headquarters, as well as Smithsonian Institution.[5]

Death

He died in 1993.

Selected notable works
  • Tree of Life[6]

References
  1. "Ikpakronyi unveils Post COVID-19 vision for NGA, artists". Guardian.
  2. "Asiru Olatunde". Archived from the original on 2007-06-10.
  3. "Asiru Olatunde | Indigo Arts". indigoarts.com. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  4. "ASIRU OLATUNDE". Retrieved 2020-09-09.
  5. "Asiru Olatunde". Art Network. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
  6. "Nairobi Gallery exhibition celebrates 50 years Nigerian art". 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
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