1970s onwards · Centre for Cultural Studies, University of Lagos · Nigeria
Abayomi Barber School
The movement
Abayomi Barber School
1970s onwards · Centre for Cultural Studies, University of Lagos · Nigeria
A circle of artists who gathered around the painter and sculptor Abayomi Barber at the University of Lagos, working outside the university art departments. They held to naturalism and fine drawing while giving their pictures a dreamlike, spiritual mood drawn from Yoruba thought.
What to look for
Careful naturalism turning into the surreal; mist, light and floating forms; Yoruba spirit themes; detailed finish.
Works of the school
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