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demas nwoko wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 biography toggle biography subsection 1 1 early life 1 2 zaria art school 2 pan africanism and early artwork 3 architectural design 4 stage design 5 see also 6 publications 7 references 8 external links toggle the table of contents demas nwoko 5 languages مصرى deutsch hausa igbo اردو edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia nigerian artist designer and architect born 1935 this article may be written from a fan s point of view rather than a neutral point of view please clean it up to conform to a higher standard of quality and to make it neutral in tone february 2025 learn how and when to remove this message demas nwoko born 1935 age 90 91 idumuje ugboko education college of arts science and technology now ahmadu bello university occupations artist designer and architect known for fine art painting sculpting architecture design and build stage designer theatre director wood worker writer notable work architecture new culture studio ibadan the dominican monastery ibadan oba akenzua theatre benin benedictine monastery ewu demas nwoko family house idumuje ugboko etc art soja come soja go beggar bathing women the philosopher adam and eve rickshaw man mama teddar wall mural in teddar hall university of ibadan carved pillars departure hall muritala mohammed airport etc books impoverished generation new culture magazine philosophy of an african democracy movement independence awards officer of the order of the niger oon golden lion for lifetime achievement at the 18th venice biennale of architecture 2023 demas nwoko listen ⓘ born 1935 is a nigerian artist protean designer architect and master builder in the 1960s he was a member of the mbari club of ibadan a committee of burgeoning nigerian and foreign artists he was also a lecturer at the university of ibadan in the 1970s he was the publisher of the now defunct new culture magazine 1 nwoko sees design as an ingenuous activity that carries with it a focus on social responsibility for positive influences in the environment and culture of the society 2 in 2023 nwoko was awarded the golden lion for lifetime achievement at the international architecture exhibition of 18th venice biennale of architecture 3 biography edit early life edit nwoko was born in 1935 in idumuje ugboko a town that now has as its obi king nwoko s nephew chukwunomso nwoko he grew up in idumuje ugboko appreciating the newly constructed architectural edifices in the town and in the palace of the obi his father 4 he went to study fine arts at the college of arts science and technology in 1956 a year after the college was moved from its original location in ibadan to zaria in 1962 he received a scholarship from the congress of cultural freedom to study at the centre français du théâtre in paris where he learned scenic design 5 zaria art school edit from 1957 to 1961 he studied fine arts at the former college of arts science and technology zaria kaduna state northwest nigeria now ahmadu bello university where he was exposed to conventional western techniques in art though like most of the artists at the school their subject matter was predominantly african 6 in the late 1950s together with uche okeke simon okeke bruce onobrakpeya and few other art students he formed the art society this was during a period dominated by nationalistic fervour with the attainment of national political independence in 1960 the art society became known for championing natural synthesis 7 a term coined by uche okeke to describe the combination of contemporary western art techniques and african ideas art forms and themes pan africanism and early artwork edit folly 1960 in the 1950s nigeria s campaign for self rule was dominated by two major ideas on how to achieve a truly independent and stable polity one was based on regions as the foundation of the nation state and politicians used the regions as a stepping stone for political success the other embraced the ideas that emanated from the early nigerian youth movement and the zikist movements to employ themes of pan africanism and to forgo the regions as the foundation of the future nigerian polity in his art work nwoko moved slightly towards the latter nwoko s early sculpture and painting style were inspired by the findings at nok 8 a lot of his early sculptures and paintings can be described as one of extrapolation his terracotta s were designs that extended and expressed the art forms of the ancient nok with less deviation from an ancient african theme this allowed the work to express less ambiguity and more clarity of intentions and to showcase a modern african art form architectural design edit after completing his studies at zaria and paris he moved to ibadan in 1963 in ibadan he originally concentrated on designs for theatrical productions of the university of ibadan s department of drama while he was also a lecturer at the university while in the ancient city he was sometimes short on cash and expenses to build or buy a house and studio for his work he then decided to build his studio and house from traditional methods to complement his cash shortage he used clay and laterite found around the site chosen and built a brick house and studio from the natural resources lying around 9 his inventiveness in using modern and new techniques for selected and protean african art works led to his name being spread around town and in the country nwoko s first major architectural design was for a dominican mission in ibadan after the nation s independence some missions desired to decorate their churches with african motifs he was originally approached to design a plaque for a new chapel but he later asked the dominican fathers to help in designing a new chapel to be located in ibadan although his initial design was a little bit crude with the utilisation of free hand drawing it was meant to accommodate local exigencies such as the sunny atmosphere in ibadan usually his designs were designed to have interior temperatures to be in contrast to the exterior temperatures at most times his style was moulded to fit into the temporal needs of african citizens in a given location nwoko later went on to design more structures such as the benin theatre which used greek and the japanese kabuki designs he also designed the scepter for his brother s coronation as the obi of idumoje ugboko other famous architectural works includes the cultural center ibadan which made use of natural forms to emphasise its relationship with nature and ancient yoruba art nwoko s works fuse modern techniques in architecture and stage design with african tradition with works such as the dominican institute ibadan and the akenzua cultural center benin to his credit nwoko is one artist architect who believes in celebrating the african tradition in his works in 2007 farafina books published the architecture of demas nwoko a study of nwoko s work and theories written by two british architects john godwin obe and gillian hopwood reviewing the book african book publishing record states the dominican institute was his first major architectural project he asked the dominicans if he could assist them in their new building the dominican fathers were eager to incorporate african motifs in their new buildings in ibadan nwoko s designs perfectly fit their needs nwoko s studies in zaria and paris had prepared him well for his plan of combining african art with modern ideas of european art he began designing for university of ibadan theatrical productions it was his new ideas which led to his work with the dominicans and that success led to his subsequent works throughout nigeria including the oba akenzua theater in benin city nigeria the oba akenzua theater uses japanese and greek designs in an african setting he also designed the cultural centre in ibadan and a sceptre his brother s coronation his brother is the obi of idumoje ugboko in addition to his architecture nwoko has many other accomplishments in the arts he co published new culture a leading arts magazine pointing the way toward new movements in african art he led the way toward a modern mode of expression in african art theatre painting and architecture in addition he is a fine actor and dancer having performed in numerous plays in ibadan he also is a distinguished professor in ibadan godwin and hopwood manage to capture all of these facets of nwoko s career while keeping the focus on his architecture nwoko belongs to that generation of artists along with chinua achebe and wole soyinka who fought for nigerian independence artistically as well as politically stage design edit the success of amos tutuola s palmwine drinkard owes a little bit of credit to the effort of nwoko his inventive creations helped organise the choreography and direction of the play and brought to life the themes of tutuola in every act of the play 10 his body of stage design and direction which started at ibadan includes wole soyinka s a dance of the forests bertholt brecht s der kaukasische kreidekreis the caucasian chalk circle and the mbari theatre production of john pepper clark s the masquerade 11 see also edit list of nigerian architects publications edit john godwin and gillian hopwood the architecture of demas nwoko lagos farafina 2007 isbn 978 9780688431 references edit dele jegede nwoko demas n grove art online oxford university press accessed on 8 june 2007 makes a case for critical design this day nigeria 24 december 2001 florian maria cristina 24 march 2023 demas nwoko receives the golden lion for lifetime achievement of the 2023 venice biennale archdaily retrieved 24 march 2023 japhat alakam another master stroke demas nwoko at grillo s pavillion vanguard 1 may 2011 daniel meyer dinkgräfe who s who in contemporary world theater routledge 2002 p 222 robert w july an african voice the role of the humanities in african independence duke university press 1987 p 51 okeke agulu chika 2006 nationalism and the rhetoric of modernism in nigeria the art of uche okeke and demas nwoko 1960 1968 african arts 39 1 27 37 92 93 doi 10 1162 afar 2006 39 1 26 okeke agulu chika 2010 the art society and the making of postcolonial modernism in nigeria south atlantic quarterly 109 3 505 527 doi 10 1215 00382876 2010 003 july 1987 p 239 robert william an african voice pa the role of the humanities in african independence duke university press 1987 p 67 isbn 0 8223 0769 3 meyer dinkgräfe who s who in contemporary world theatre 2002 p 223 external links edit https web archive org web 20060225012822 http archnet org library parties one party tcl party_id 1209 authority control databases international isni viaf gnd fast worldcat national united states italy netherlands israel artists ulan other yale lux retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title demas_nwoko oldid 1378883824 categories 1935 births academic staff of the university of ibadan living people nigerian interior designers 20th century nigerian architects hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata articles with a promotional tone from february 2025 all articles with a promotional tone wikipedia articles with style issues from february 2025 all articles with style issues use 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