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The artist Osagie Edomwandagbon (1966) has had an exciting journey in his
search for freedom and beauty. He grew up in Nigeria and studied graphic art
at the School of Art and Design in Auchi. While there he became involved in
student protests against those in power at the time and this resulted in him
finally fleeing the country.
He arrived in the Netherlands in 1988 more or less by chance and ended up
living in the Kruis Church in Rotterdam and then in an asylum seekers’
hostel in Goes in Zeeland where he began to paint, encouraged by local
artist Gerard Menken who used to take him to exhibitions. And it was at an
exhibition in Amsterdam of the work by the great Kees van Dongen that he met
his future Dutch wife.
They moved together to Workum, where his first exhibition was held, and much
admired by Jopie Huisman, a neighbour. Osagie moved to Groningen after his
divorce, joined the group of artists at the Minerva Academy and started to
paint brightly coloured abstract landscapes and portraits depicting his
roots.
Later in a search for peace and quiet, he left Groningen and moved to
Enschede where he found the strength to come to terms with his past. He
continues to paint and his passion for art – shapes, colours and matter –
remains strong today, as can be seen from this exhibition.
The paintings are all for sale and are hanging in the corridors (third
floor) and the library of the African
Studies Centre in the Pieter de la Court building, Wassenaarseweg 52 in
Leiden. The exhibition is open weekdays from 9:00 – 17:00 from 15 October
until 31 December 2008. Feel free to come and take a look.
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Twee mensen en een vogel (€ 650) |
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Katten (€ 300) |
Bobie (€ 650) |
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