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DiaporamaThe Flutist
1979
64.0 x 82.0 cm
Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art
Born in Nigeria in 1931, Uzo Egonu went on to settle in Britain in the 1940s. He studied Fine Arts and Typography at the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, London from 1941 to 1952. Here he became very attune with the ideas in his immediate environment while keeping abreast of African political struggles back home. He is acclaimed to have helped redefine the boundaries of modernism, thereby challenging the European myth of the naive, primitive African artist. In The Flutist, Egonu graphically depicts a young man smoking a pipe with a flute resting on his lap. His use of cool hues like blue, yellow and purple gives the viewer a feeling of serenity.
uzo egonu (1931 – 1996)
Discover Uzo Egonu's groundbreaking art – a fusion of Igbo traditions & European modernism. Explore his iconic 'Flutist' & legacy as a pioneering African artist.
Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art (Lagos, Nigeria)
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About this artwork
- Title: The Flutist
- Artist: uzo egonu
- Year: 1979
- Original dimensions: 64.0 x 82.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art
- Color hue: Blue-Violet to Rose
- Perceived brightness: balanced
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