6 HOURS, the collective art project by Bolaji Alonge (NGA) and Ottograph (NL) will exist at the Lagos Fringe Event to be held at Flexibility Park from 21 to 26 November 2023 Lagos Fringe is an open-access multidisciplinary arts festival devoted to supplying a system for new voices in the Nigerian creative industry. The Fringe sustains artists to offer an imaginative mix of theatre, poetry, film, spoken word, magic, cabaret shows, exhibitions, literary works, dancing and songs. 6 Hours investigates contrasts and similarities of life in the home cities of the duo, Amsterdam and Lagos– 2 cities with a six-hour trip time in between them– to provide a story that is provocative, interesting and inspiring. The artworks were generated throughout an immersive art residency in Lagos. It is the first time the musicians interact– integrating their passion for street art and road photography. This is the 2nd possibility for art enthusiasts to see this exhibition that left its mark on Lagos in September 2023– 3 large murals by Ottograph embellish the main phase at Liberty Park, Bature Brewery and at the Dutch Consulate. The cooperation brings two countries together in a grand way. Alonge said, “We are pleased 6 Hours art event functions at this year’s Lagos Edge Art Festival. A tradition that widens the audience of our promoting message in Nigeria and past”. Ottograph’s identifiable pop art synchronizes with the positive message of Eyes of a Lagos Boy. Eyes of a Lagos Kid features at Lagos Edge for the 3rd year running and in May 2023 additionally took part in the Brighton Edge, England’s biggest art festival. Ottograph, a Dutch large muralist, has been slinging paint considering that the age of 10. He began in Amsterdam to end up being a globally well-known musician. Ottograph has actually developed himself strongly in the heart of the worldwide road art motion. At the same time, Ottograph has actually bridged the fine art void with his job, as a result of years of devotion to paint. Ottograph’s job has lots of shade and life. His work reviews culture and invites people to search for their own reality. On his own or along with his fellow artist/friends Ottograph has actually likewise established numerous successful projects such as CIA (Central Illustration Firm), in addition to the KMDG, a group of artists with a background in illustration, graffiti and street-art from around the world. The Modern Art Museum of Antwerpen (Belgium) is home to a gigantic Ottograph mural. Otto likewise painted murals in Moscow, Tokyo, Berlin, New York and San Francisco. Ottograph has helped clients like Greenpeace, Tommy Hilfiger, Nike, Mars, Ford, and Mercedes-Benz. He lately took part in the party of 50 years of Hip Jump in New York City. Bolaji Alonge is a Nigerian reporter, musician, digital photographer and star from Lagos, Nigeria. Also called Eyes of a Lagos Boy, he has 20 years of experience in recording history, always searching for charm where it is least anticipated. He reveals his precious Lagos from unanticipated angles. Pictures of day-to-day life in Nigeria lug deep social messages. Alonge makes the customer reconsider what we have actually seen with our very own eyes, through the Eyes of a Lagos Kid. Considering that 2016, his internet site www.eyesofalagosboy.com has developed from a personal blog site to a news portal with a focus on culture and lifestyle, from the African perspective. Given that 2017 he has actually offered his operate in a series of specific and collective events in Lagos, NYC and Brighton (UK) to essential praise, consisting of “Greener Pastures” in 2021 and “Iconic Lagos” in 2022 at Didi Gallery.
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