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I studied in Nigeria, then graduated from Oxford Brooks University with a BA in architecture. I pursued my post-graduate studies at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London. From 1992, I practiced architecture in London, Rome and Paris. In 2001, I began expanding my reach into the visual arts and have consequently exhibited in Nigeria, London, Dubai and Belgium (where I live and practice to date).<\/p>\n
I am interested in archetypes: “primordial mental image inherited by all”<\/em>. I am looking for points of convergence…constants. I look to Mythology, Nature and Science; they exist in every culture but with timeless themes. Myths are “clues”<\/em> to the spiritual potentialities of the human life.<\/p>\n \n Work in progress:<\/strong><\/p>\n I am currently working on a body of work: \u201cOut of the Ashes\u201d<\/em> which I have been developing since 2008, exploring the notions of transcendence and metamorphosis in \u2018Sacred Art\u2019 practiced throughout various societies and eras.<\/p>\n During my residency at ComPeung, I will embark on the culmination of this research; a life size Re-production of the \u201cMystic Lamb\u201d<\/em>; the polyptych by Jan and Hubert Van Eyck, 1425 (measuring approximately 7m x3m in total). Inherently, this piece is perceived as an offering; a work of devotion; a celebration of the cyclical nature of the human condition, the everlasting quest for the Self and the truth of our existence.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I studied in Nigeria, then graduated from Oxford Brooks University with a BA in architecture. I pursued my post-graduate studies at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London. From 1992, … explore this artist(s)Obiageli Okigbo<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4506,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[91,133],"class_list":["post-2402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-painting-drawing","tag-belgium","tag-nigeria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/compeung.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/compeung.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/compeung.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/compeung.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/compeung.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2402"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"http:\/\/compeung.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6120,"href":"http:\/\/compeung.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402\/revisions\/6120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/compeung.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/compeung.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/compeung.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/compeung.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}