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PlatteForum’s
Creative Residencies!
MOYO OGUNDIPE
Moyo Ogundipe, a prominent Denver painter, was born in Nigeria and fled its military dictatorship in the 1980’s. Before leaving Nigeria, he was an art teacher, a graphic illustrator, an award-winning television producer/director and independent filmmaker. In spite of all his creative pursuits, he has always considered himself first and foremost a visual artist. Mr. Ogundipe has his MFA in Studio Art from the Maryland Institute College of Art and his BA in Fine Art and Education from the University of IFE in Nigeria. His work has been shown extensively in Nigeria and in the U.S., including The Orlando Museum of Art, the Maryland Museum of African Art, the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, and recently in “African Renaissance: Old Forms, New Images” at the Denver Art Museum. He was the recipient of the 1996 Pollock-Krasner award, and currently is an adjunct instructor in painting and drawing at the University of Colorado at Denver. https://maigida.com/
Moyo Ogundipe paints in the rich
tradition of the Yoruba culture of Nigeria. He attempts
in his paintings to evolve a style that is a fusion
or synthesis between his traditional heritage and
his western education.
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Moyo's Workshop
Residency Description
The goal of the residency is to encourage
and guide each student in creating a series of paintings.
The artist and the kids will explore textures and
techniques that can be used to achieve the layering
and “flooding” qualities of powerful abstract
paintings. Mr. Ogundipe will share how he uses patterns
and brilliant colors to create paintings that honor
personal and cultural stories.
https://maigida.com/
A joint exhibition of the work of
the artist and the youth will be celebrated in an
opening on October 1, 2003
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Youth
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10-15 participants, middle to high school |
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Get your youth involved in a workshop or schedule
an artist’s talk-open to DPS schools or
after school/mentoring programs |
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Exhibition opening and
reception: |
October 1, 2003 |
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Curricular
tie-ins: |
Social Studies, Mathematics |
Portfolio
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The fall of Ogun-1 |
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Forest of tho' demons |
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Dialogue with otherself |
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Death of Metadhor |
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