A Nigerian secondary school teacher complained to me that he once headed an arts club in his school and of course the students were able to come up with a beautiful painting, but during the exhibition of this painting, nobody appreciated this art work save for a lone parent who gave a meagre sum of twenty naira!
This goes on to say that paintings are not appreciated in some parts of the globe. In my parents house for instance, there is no painting on the wall save for picture frames; my friends place, no painting; their friends, maybe one or two; even in most schools, no painting. The only places where i get to see paintings are banks and public organisations.
With all these in place, how can natural talents be encouraged to practice? Whenever i watch foreigners (especially whites) and see how they appreciate these art works, i get astonished as to what could be the reason for the perceptive differences? For example, i was surfing the web and stumbled upon this variability 100 by 130cm painting for sale that costs $3500, that's aboutN553, 000! Below is a copy of the painting in question.
You can get a full description of this painting as well as a host of others at http://www.gallerytoday.com/paint/variability-7589/
This goes on to say that paintings are not appreciated in some parts of the globe. In my parents house for instance, there is no painting on the wall save for picture frames; my friends place, no painting; their friends, maybe one or two; even in most schools, no painting. The only places where i get to see paintings are banks and public organisations.
With all these in place, how can natural talents be encouraged to practice? Whenever i watch foreigners (especially whites) and see how they appreciate these art works, i get astonished as to what could be the reason for the perceptive differences? For example, i was surfing the web and stumbled upon this variability 100 by 130cm painting for sale that costs $3500, that's about
You can get a full description of this painting as well as a host of others at http://www.gallerytoday.com/paint/variability-7589/
It would be a good thing for us to create an enabling environment to support the raw and upcoming talents in our country. Parents are not to discourage this talent in their wards or friends simply because they don't see its profitability in their immediate environment. David Geffen in 2006 pocketed $140 million for his painting! That's a lifetime fortune!! Who knows maybe that talent you despise or destroy may produce another globally acceptable priceless painting?
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