A painting believed to have been bought on behalf of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman two years ago for a staggering 450 million dollars is now said to have been a fake. The painting is attributed to Italian…
Paintings
Nigerian artist collaborates with Argentine lady during residency programme
BOB Nosa, a Nigerian Visual Artist who went on residency programme to Argentina, yesterday said he was able to collaborate with an Argentine artist, Silvia Flora Fay. Nosa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the collaboration…
Motherland Masterpieces: The Hottest Street Art in Latin America
Artists of the streets are reclaiming their public spaces. While in the past, South American dictators would lock you up for painting on public facades, today governments of countries like Argentina and Colombia are commissioning street artists to add color…
Cuban Artist Armando Mariño’s Colorful Oil Paintings Reflect a Dark Mood
FACTION Art Projects in New York is set to present “La Selva Oscura” (The Dark Forest) next week, a solo exhibition featuring large-scale works by Cuban artist Armando Mariño. The installation will include 10 highly-saturated oil paintings that reflect Mariño’s recurring…
South African Artist Nelson Makamo Will Receive a Vanguard Award from Harvard University
The award will be presented to him by the Harvard African Students’ Association. Renowned South African artist, Nelson Makamo, is heading to Harvard University. Makamo, whose oil painting of a child appeared on the cover of Time Magazine’s Optimists issue earlier this year, will…
Stop saying your children are drawing jagajaga — Biodun Omolayo
The founder of the Omolayo Art Gallery, Mr. Biodun Omolayo, has advised parents not to say or do things that can kill their children’s talents, especially when the talents are just unfolding. According to him, many potential superstars had been…
America’s Kevin Hart purchases artwork of Kaduna-based artist on Twitter
American comedian and actor, Kevin Hart has purchased a pencil drawing of himself from Kaduna-based artist, Eli Waduba on Twitter. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Hart, on Wednesday, also commissioned additional drawings for three of his unnamed celebrity…
South African Artist Nelson Makamo’s Painting is on The Cover of TIME’s Latest Optimists Issue
The oil painting of a child is the first one Makamo has ever produced for a magazine cover. TIME recently shared the cover for their latest issue. One of the issue’s two covers features actress Cicely Tyson, and the second one features…
Adolf Hitler paintings: Berlin police seize ‘fake’ works at auction
Three watercolour paintings attributed to the former Nazi leader Adolf Hitler have been seized by German police. The works were up for sale at the Kloss auction house in Berlin, but taken on suspicions of forgery, police say. The separate…
