Nnenna Okore (Nigerian, Born 1975) Ashjoke
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2010-01-01 | Acquired from Stepping Stones Nigeria, 2010; A private collection
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- Formerly a student of El Anatsui, Nnenna Okore's art is similarly inspired by the utilisation of discarded objects in rural areas of Nigeria
- Her work often employs ordinary media like magazines and newspaper, which are disposed of in the United States, but are considered usable commodities in her native Nigeria
- This duality of the material is the artist's way of re-defining everyday waste
- As well as natural materials, Nnenna's works consistently challenges environmental neglect, consumerism and globalisation
- Her work therefore celebrates the transformation of discarded materials into cultural objects, forms, and spaces and brings a critical focus to bear on the consumption and recycling cultures in parts of Nigeria
- It is this revitalisation of materials, that makes Nnenna one of her generation's most exciting and innovative artists working within the genre of urban recyclia
- These discarded materials include newspapers, wax, cloth, rope, clay and sticks and she applies various repetitive and labour-intensive techniques such as weaving, twisting, sewing, dyeing, waxing and rolling
- These techniques were learned by watching villagers perform everyday, traditional tasks
- The results of these creative processes contributed to accentuating the colours, textures and other visceral qualities of her sculptural works
- In the present lot, the differing shades of the moulded clay contributes to a flowing and rhythmic work, supported by its burlap backing
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