Martins N. Okoro
Department of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Email: martins.okoro@unn.edu.ng
Chitrolekha Journal 7:2 2023. https://doi.org/10.21659/cjad.72.v7n202
[Article History: Received: 11 June 2023. Revised: 12 August 2023. Accepted: 14 August 2023. Published: 14 August 2023]
Abstract
Over a decade, a radical force of creative experimentation and exploration has considerably revolutionized and changed the direction of art development in Nigerian. Art production has been witnessing a dramatic paradigm shift, embracing the postmodern ethos. This is evident in the couching of themes, choice of media and their technical manipulations towards creating highly evocative works by artists in Nsukka School. Critics have expressed fear over its negative implications that they have unequivocally, termed it anti-art, querying the commercial value of the artworks being produced. This paper addresses these issues by engaging the postmodernist works of selected ceramist artists to show that their visual richness and eclectic stylistic diversity attract patronages and significant media attention and expose the artists involved in this creative enterprise to the international scene. The study relied on extant literature, studio visitations and personal interviews with the artists as useful methods of data collection. Data collected were analyzed, employing historical, philosophical and analytical methods. Photographs of works as visuals have been included to back up the points being made.
Keywords: postmodern, ceramics, Installations, artists and Nsukka art school.
Citation: Okoro, Martins N. 2023. Breaking away from Conventions in Ceramic Production by the Nsukka School, Nigeria. Chitrolekha 7:2. https://doi.org/10.21659/cjad.72.v7n202