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Diseye Tantua BIOGRAPHY
Born 1974 Accra, Ghana. Known for: African pop art drawings and paintings.
Artist Statemtne:. Spending my early years in Accra, Ghana before coming to Nigeria, got me fascinated with the tro-tro (Mammy wagons) and their one-liners, which grew to a selection of traditional... Read full biography
Artist Statemtne:. Spending my early years in Accra, Ghana before coming to Nigeria, got me fascinated with the tro-tro (Mammy wagons) and their one-liners, which grew to a selection of traditional proverbs made popular by head broads, bumper write-ups on bus, taxi, tricycles and street signs. It... Read full biography
Artist Statemtne:. Spending my early years in Accra, Ghana before coming to Nigeria, got me fascinated with the tro-tro (Mammy wagons) and their one-liners, which grew to a selection of traditional proverbs made popular by head broads, bumper write-ups on bus, taxi, tricycles and street signs. It was my choice to keep on with this as my works had become Afrocentric with a twist of Pop Art and urban Art; mostly having calligraphic finish and write-ups of traditional proverbs and vernacular.... Read full biography
Artist Statemtne:. Spending my early years in Accra, Ghana before coming to Nigeria, got me fascinated with the tro-tro (Mammy wagons) and their one-liners, which grew to a selection of traditional proverbs made popular by head broads, bumper write-ups on bus, taxi, tricycles and street signs. It was my choice to keep on with this as my works had become Afrocentric with a twist of Pop Art and urban Art; mostly having calligraphic finish and write-ups of traditional proverbs and vernacular. Diseye Tantua. Diseye is the Vice President of the Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA) and an active member of The Guild of Professional Fine Artists of Nigeria (GFA). Tantua has always researched into the use of African symbols to authentically uplift his... Read full biography
Artist Statemtne:. Spending my early years in Accra, Ghana before coming to Nigeria, got me fascinated with the tro-tro (Mammy wagons) and their one-liners, which grew to a selection of traditional proverbs made popular by head broads, bumper write-ups on bus, taxi, tricycles and street signs. It was my choice to keep on with this as my works had become Afrocentric with a twist of Pop Art and urban Art; mostly having calligraphic finish and write-ups of traditional proverbs and vernacular. Diseye Tantua. Diseye is the Vice President of the Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA) and an active member of The Guild of Professional Fine Artists of Nigeria (GFA). Tantua has always researched into the use of African symbols to authentically uplift his art and give it a distinctive originality. Diseye Tantua's decision to collaborate and incorporate fragments of Fela's lyrics in... Read full biography
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Spending my early years in Accra, Ghana before coming to Nigeria, got me fascinated with the tro-tro (Mammy wagons) and their one-liners, which grew to a selection of traditional proverbs made popular by head broads, bumper write-ups on bus, taxi, tricycles and street signs. It was my choice to keep on with this as my works had become Afrocentric with a twist of Pop Art and urban Art; mostly having calligraphic finish and write-ups of traditional proverbs and vernacular. Diseye Tantua
Diseye is the Vice President of the Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA) and an active member of The Guild of Professional Fine Artists of Nigeria (GFA).
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