Osaru Obaseki

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Osaru Obaseki
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NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigeria
EducationB.Sc. In Business management
Alma materUniversity of Port Harcourt
OccupationBronze maker

Osaru Obaseki is a female bronze maker from Edo state, Nigeria.[1]. She is a graduate of the University of Port Harcourt with a B.Sc. In Business management.

She started off her artistic practice by exploring the flow of acrylic on canvas termed Fluid painting.

In 2017, Osaru joined the Nosona studios under the Edo global platform where she gained tutelage, the opportunity and resources to experiment with other mediums particularly sand which is influenced by the rich cultural heritage of the Benin kingdom.

In 2018, she was selected to be a part of the prestigious Rele art foundation Young contemporaries and in 2019 exhibited under the Rele gallery, Lagos as a YOUNG COMTEMPORARY 2019[2]

Osaru was selected as one of the Edo based artists for the Re entanglement exhibition, a collaboration between the Cambridge university, London and Nosona studios, an avenue to engage and interrogate the archives of Northcote W. Thomas, a British anthropologist who documented the Edo speaking people between 1909-1910[3].

Osaru Obaseki dedicates her time to sculpture and painting while exploring other forms art[4][5].

References

  1. "Meet Osaru Obaseki, di female Benin bronze maker". BBC News Pidgin. 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  2. editor (2019-01-17). "Six Young Artists to Beat at Rele Gallery…". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2021-06-30. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. "Benin City Archives". [Re:]Entanglements. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  4. "Osaru Obaseki's Art | Kurating - Online Spot for Creativity in Nigeria". Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  5. "We had some time to behold the skin of Art with Miss Osaru Obaseki". Oralvault Radio. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-06-30.

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