Bruce Onobrakpeya

Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya NNOM (born 30 August 1932) is a Nigerian printmaker, painter and sculptor, a pioneer member of the Zaria Art Society and recipient of the UNESCO Living Human Treasure Award. Quotes My childhood experience of the cultural environment of Urhobo and Benin formed the artistic bedrock on which I continue to build. My early exposure to these arts sustained my artistic expressions by giving me access to a world of imagination, through bridging the thin gap between realism, surrealism and abstraction. "Bruce Onobrakpeya", Artnet We were not rebelling against anything as such but thought that the idea of just using the western art technique without relating it to our culture wasn't right. "Bruce Onobrakpeya – Biography", SMO Contemporary Art My response was that such pioneers left a legacy in people's minds, not just in material terms. What you sow in the minds of people continues. "Bruce Onobrakpeya and the Art of Ageing Like Fine Wine", ThisDay, 28 August 2022 References External links Category:Nigerian artists Category:Nigerian painters