Olu Amoda

Olu Amara (born 1959) is a Nigerian sculptor, muralist, furniture designer, and multimedia artist best known for using relics of discarded consumer such as rusty nails, metal plates, bolts, pipes, spoons and rods to create sculptural figures, flora and animals to highlight Nigerians socio-political and cultural issues from sex, politics, race and conflict to economic distribution. Quotes Nails are used in my work as a metaphor. They have survived generations and remain one of the most ideal and enduring pieces of engineering. www.artsatl.org What we call little things are merely the causes of great things: they are the beginning, the embryo and the point of departure, which generally speaking, decides the whole future of an existence. www.artsatl.org When I see material that has contact, it has certain energies that speak to me. And that is what propels my work. www.artsatl.org Memory in the Material honors the notion that energy never dies. I encourage people to see things as they are but also for what they were. "I think of [my work] as offspring from a parent material. The pieces come from somewhere. We can't forget that. From where do you draw your inspiration as a visual artist? Life. I live and work in the urban settings. Everything you see in the urban sprawl speaks to me. "As a cosmopolitan artist, I am inspired by contemporary events and attitudes as reported in both the print and electronic media. www.artsatl.org External links Category:Sculptors from Nigeria Category:1959 births Category:Living people