Osogbo School of Art

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The Osogbo School of Art is a Nigerian artistic movement known for its vibrant, spiritually inspired paintings, sculptures, and textiles that emerged from workshops in Osogbo in the 1960s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nigerian art movement
art movement
artForms beadwork
metalwork
painting
printmaking
sculpture
textile art
artMarketPresence international exhibitions
museum collections worldwide
associatedWith Mbari Mbayo Club NERFINISHED
Osun-Osogbo Festival NERFINISHED
characteristic mythical motifs
spiritually inspired imagery
stylized human and animal figures
vibrant colors
country Nigeria
culturalContext Osogbo artistic heritage
Yoruba culture
emergedInDecade 1960s
hasImpactOn contemporary Nigerian visual arts
global recognition of Yoruba-inspired art
hasNotableArtist Adebisi Akanji NERFINISHED
Adebisi Fabunmi NERFINISHED
Baba Odunde NERFINISHED
Jimoh Buraimoh NERFINISHED
Muraina Oyelami NERFINISHED
Nike Davies-Okundaye NERFINISHED
Rufus Ogundele NERFINISHED
Susanne Wenger NERFINISHED
Twins Seven Seven NERFINISHED
influencedBy Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove NERFINISHED
Yoruba mythology
Yoruba religion NERFINISHED
traditional Yoruba art
knownFor fusion of traditional and modern styles
narrative compositions
self-taught artists
symbolic abstraction
locatedIn Osogbo NERFINISHED
Osun State NERFINISHED
Southwestern Nigeria NERFINISHED
movementType contemporary Nigerian art movement
postcolonial African modernism
originatedFrom Mbari Mbayo Club workshops NERFINISHED
Osogbo art workshops NERFINISHED
timePeriod 20th century
21st century
trainingModel artist residencies
informal workshops

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Osogbo culturalMovement Osogbo School of Art