Basics of Contemporealism with Ken Nwadiogbu

HOW TO WIN WITH ART

‘Contemporealism’ is an art movement that is primarily centred on fusing Hyper-Realism and Contemporary art. This art activism creates realistic imagery by employing elements of contemporary society to create realistic representations of form, fauna, space etc.

Ken works primarily with charcoal, pencil and acrylic. His works responds to socio-political structures and issues from across the globe. Through meticulous hyperrealist technique, he constructs arresting images rich with deft use of form and space. Cleverly, his illustrations regularly feature obscure portraits of everyday people peeking through the ripped paper, elevating and situating Africans in the global context. Weighty issues like gender equality, African cultures, global politics, Black power, and most recently knife-crime come to the conversation by way of his mind-boggling creation.

Who Should Attend
Designers & Design Enthusiats
Student Designers
Artists
Art Collectors
Curators

Ken Nwadiogbu
The Future Awards winner and Founder of the Contemporealism art form, Ken Nwadiogbu was born in Lagos in 1994. He creates innovative conceptual drawings on various surfaces, as he challenges and investigates Black socio-political structures and issues while engaging in multidisciplinary modes of storytelling. Gender equality, African cultures, and Black power are a few aspects of his current research and artistic practice.

He recently held his debut solo show Contemporealism (2019), in Brick Lane Gallery, London. He has also participated in local and international group exhibitions and fairs around the world.

‘My works document, evaluate, interrogate and challenge socio-political structures and issues with the aim of giving a voice to the voiceless –speaking on behalf of those who cannot be heard’

Date: Saturday. 18th January 2029
Address: 10C Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja G.R.A., Lagos.
Time: 12 pm prompt