Lanre Buraimoh
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Lanre Buraimoh | |
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| Born | 1976[1] |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Lanre Buraimoh is a Nigerian-born artist who is based in Texas, US. His "bead paintings" are exhibited internationally.
Art work
[edit]Buraimoh received his art training from his parents, Chief Jimoh Buraimoh and Alake Buraimoh, both celebrated contemporary artists well known in Nigeria and abroad.[3] Lanre Buraimoh's artwork is inspired by the beadwork of the Yoruba people of West Africa, who have traditionally incorporated beads in their art forms and to decorate the crowns, shoes and walking sticks of their kings. Buraimoh's innovative pieces adapt this tradition to the more contemporary art form of "bead painting." His paintings are adorned with thousands of small, colorful glass beads that depict Yoruba objects and symbols, including drums and native drummers, masks, lizards, foxes and the Shankofa bird—a mythical bird with an egg in its mouth that is shown flying forward while looking backward. The egg "represents the knowledge of the past upon which wisdom is based and also signifies the future." Buraimoh's pieces also reflect traditional Yoruba beliefs about love, entertainment, and unity.
Awards
[edit]- 2019, Houston Artadia Fellowship[4]
- 2017, Juror's Award at the University Museum at Texas Southern University
Exhibitions
[edit]- 2019, 19th Annual Citywide Exhibition, University Museum at Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas
- 2019, Summer Group Art Show, Wasagaming Art Center, Manitoba, Canada
- 2017, Art of Africa, Mytrunk Gallery, Denmark
- 2012, 12th Annual Citywide Exhibition, University Museum at Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Full name & date of birth – 1st paragraph". Ayaka. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "My encounter with bead painting – Lanre Buraimoh", http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/06/my-encounter-with-bead-painting-lanre-buraimoh/
- ^ "Lanre Buraimoh | Bisong Art Gallery | Houston, TX". Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Houston Fellowship". Artadia. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "MFAH 16TH ANNUAL CITYWIDE AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS EXHIBITION | FreshArts.org". www.fresharts.org. Retrieved 11 May 2019.