A vast range of emotions, thoughts, and ideas can be expressed through art, which is a potent medium for expression. Artists may profoundly and meaningfully impact people’s hearts and minds through the use of color and form, movement and sound, or language and metaphor.
SHOGO, Olalekan Uthman, draws inspiration for his works of visual art not far from his home, the current culture, tradition, history, and way of life of Africa. Every dot in an image is important to him, so he pays close attention to every one of them.
He depicts every image meticulously interpreting African art. More significantly, he uses oil and acrylic paints to disrupt the simplicity of the white canvas with distorted shapes and lines.
In an African setting, Shogo Olalekan Uthman discovers the beauty of an untold tale and considers the paradoxical idea that, in the absence of written language, an image can only convey a narrative’s first half. More significantly, there are still untold tales to be told as well as those who need to have their true portrayals corrected. Therefore, work must be done.
An African young woman ‘Omidan’ tribally referred to as a maiden in Yoruba culture is seen in Shogo’s artwork carrying a water pot on her head. The iconography of artwork is astoundingly clear when it is seen. Omidan’s vision is enhanced by the vertical positioning, which adds depth to the piece of art by combining the overlap and size disparity.
Extreme cultural, national, and geographic diversity may be found throughout the huge African continent. This has had a significant impact on the styles and methods used to make their clay items.
In addition to the non-representative abstract art that runs diagonally beneath the image of Omidan, Shogo also applied a cute small glossy painting that is layered over in the background. This painting is done in the cubism style, and it features topics that are represented by geometric forms in the hues “Greenish, Reddish, and Bluish patterns.” This is not representative of the “neo-plasticism” that Piet Mondrian, an Amsterdam-based fine artist produced.
Observing an African woman holding a pot on her head has an enduringly elegant quality. With their steady, soft walk and flawless posture, they represent the ideal of femininity, balance, and sustenance. The daily journey to the village well was necessary for the provision of water for drinking, cooking, and washing.
The seeming ease with which African women carry the burdens is as astounding as the loads themselves and the fact that they rarely fall off. Ease is not a myth.
A woman from Africa is depicted holding what is known as “Daga,” a general word for all pottery. Jidagas are typically employed as water jars. Lady Kwali is a modernist ceramicist from Africa who specializes in ceramics and pottery.
Depending on the roots of their distinct traditions, as well as the accompanying food and religious conventions, African potters produce their pots in a variety of ways, and while they are visually attractive, their primary use is utilitarian. His artwork captures a traditional abstract painting background pattern. the non-uniform but organized repetition of artwork pieces that suggest movement in the form of spirals.
Shogo, who was quoted in the Herald newspaper, believes that every artist should be given the opportunity to express themselves through a variety of mediums or approaches, such as expressionism, which among other things communicates a unique and innate story.