Linocut on Paper.
16 x 20 Inches (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
This rhythmic print captures the ecstatic, unifying power of sound in communal life. The forms vibrate with the joy and intensity of the music, symbolizing the essential role of rhythm in culture.
Solomon Wangboje (Graphic artist and Art educator) 1930-1998. Solomon Irein Wangboje was born in 1930, in Edo State of Nigeria. He first trained as an artist in 1959 at the former Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology, Zaria, where he obtained a diploma in Fine Arts, specializing in graphic design. He later got his MFA degree in 1963 at...
Solomon Wangboje (Graphic artist and Art educator) 1930-1998.
Solomon Irein Wangboje was born in 1930, in Edo State of Nigeria. He first trained as an artist in 1959 at the former Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology, Zaria, where he obtained a diploma in Fine Arts, specializing in graphic design.
He later got his MFA degree in 1963 at USA, and his PhD in art education also from USA in 1968. Apart from his untiring effort in encouraging young artists to utilize their talents, he has had many oneman and group exhibitions of his works within and outside Nigeria. Some of such prints are Desert Journeys and the romance of the headload 1 and 11.