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Following the release of her celebrated 2018 film, Onidiri, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Creative Curation/Production Company (Yellow Dot Limited), Olubukola Bolarinde, is to unveil her maiden solo art exhibition.
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Tagged, ‘106 Expressions,’ the event, curated by culture and art custodian, Nike Davies-Okundaye, promises to be an intimate display of Bolarinde’s works, inspired by her experiences from childhood to traversing of time and cultures.
The exhibition holds Friday, June 10, in Lagos.
She said: “106 Expressions is a collection of artworks celebrating our African heritage, people and cultures. I have drawn inspiration from my experiences as an African child. The works transport you to a place and time perceived through an African child’s mind. A different time from the times we now live in. As our world continues to evolve, a great number of our children have not, and will never, have these experiences.”
Describing her arts as a form of preservation, the self-taught artist disclosed that each piece would tell a unique story.
The professional said the exhibition, “is a documentary about my people, my culture and my land. A distinct fusion of the north and south, which speaks to, and holds true, to my identity and diversity.”
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