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ABSTRACT Obiora Udechukwu’s name is synonymous with the Nsukka Art School. He is also known   nationally   and   internationally.   His   art  career   has   been   eventful   and aesthetically rewarding.  He works in diverse media such as oil, acrylic, watercolour, pen and ink, lithographs, linocut, aquatint, graphite and pastel, and he is best known for his highly linear style which draws extensively from the traditional uli art and other linear art forms like ...

ABSTRACT Omabe  music  of  Nguru  Uturu  Nweze  Enunu  at  Ogba-Agu  is  one  of  the  most  important ceremonial music in life of Nguru Omabe practitioners. This research investigates Omabe Music of Nsukka—an ethnomusicological study on Omabe music of Nguru Uturu Nweze Enunu at Ogba-Agu with regard to its origin and in terms of the internal and external factors that have affected it. Passive and participant observational oral interviews were the instruments ...

Abstract Traditional media refer to conventional means of mass communication as practised by various communities and cultures from ancient times. Folk media draw upon the people’s past, present and future and cover a wide range of traditional channels; storey telling, folklore, folktale, song, festivals, dance etc. There is an erroneous conception that with the advent of the modern mass media like radio, television, and telephone, African traditional means of communication ...

ABSTRACT This project is aimed at exploring icons and motifs found in the Egwu Ogba festival of the Ogba people in rivers state of Nigeria through adaptation of the icons and motifs for designs and the use of various techniques of textile production such as batik, tie and dye, screen printing, stenciling and block printing processes, mixed media. The researcher also employed patchwork, quitting, embroidery to produce unique works with ...

ABSTRACT Leadership and governance are among the most observed and least understood phenomenon on earth. A call for a focus on leadership and governance is timely, important and no doubt topical, reflecting the world wide thrust towards political and economic liberalization. Throughout the whole world, there has been an urgent desire among various people and government for unity, justice, peace and stability. The resurgence of this desire is not only ...

ABSTRACT Digital   Technology   has   opened   up   new   horizons   of   unexplored techniques and styles in printmaking. This development has no doubt expanded the creative scope of printmaking, which can be mobilized through computer graphics in combination with other traditional methods, an experience that is still on the cradle in Nigeria. Bearing this new scope of technology in mind, the researcher aim’s to explore and establish unique techniques and styles that can ...

Abstract The trend of the critical corpus on Emeka Nwabueze’s plays reveals a progression towards truncated scholarship as opinions on them are mostly stereotypical, neglecting the philosophical issues that provide an insight into their universal value. There is need for a fresh insight on the plays devoid of prejudices from previous readings to discourage possible critical redundancy. This study adopted the historical-descriptive design and the theoretical framework was anchored on ...

ABSTRACT This work highlights the need to identify the causes of, and tackle the overbearing violence that engulfs Nigeria as a result of socio-political and ethno-religious crises. It is an analytical study of the extent in which hybridity and the Social-Darwinist ideology has led to a collapse of law and order in most parts of Nigerian society. Tracing the Nigeria problem from the colonial era, drama as a mirror reflecting ...

ABSTRACT There seems to be a general view and understanding by the different cultures of the world that a people’s story can never be told enough or stopped from being told, no matter the form or the medium used. In this age of rapid changes, we are also saddled with the rapid ripple effects of thesechanges which force us to find alternative new ways of appreciating some of the important ...

ABSTRACT The role of Museums and Galleries cannot be over emphasized as a means of survival to the Nigerian art education. Despite their importance, they still suffer neglect and rejection in the hands of the Nigerians. Museums and Galleries has not been given it proper placement as a promotional tool to our art education. This study is a descriptive survey within south-south Nigeria to appraise the effectiveness of these museums ...

ABSTRACT Ona art emerged as a result of series of experiments in media, philosophy and Yorừba aesthetics carried out by five Ife ex-graduates in 1989. The art style,  which was formerly launched at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan on the 29th  of March, 1989, became the toast of many upcoming artists, especially in the southwestern part of Nigeria. Modern Nigerian artists such as Moyo Okediji,  Kunle Filani, ...

Abstract The use of mass media to crusade and mobilize support against certain crude and inhuman cultural practices has remained an essential focus on the social responsibility function of the media. Hence, this study beyond opinionated conjectures, empirically studied the influence of media campaigns in the eradication of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) practice in selected communities  of  south  south  Nigeria.  The  survey  research  design  was  used  to  study  a representative ...

ABSTRACT Graphic design is by no means a new field. The terms used to describe the profession may have changed with time commercial art and visual communication being two previous titles, but the practice has remained centred on two main elements: images and words. Visual communication in its entire ramification has been of great benefit to humanity, in the area of education, awareness creation, enlightenment, entertainment and dissemination of information. ...

Abstract This study focuses on the challenges and prospects of the director‟s art in Nollywood from 2006 – 2016. This study problematizes the constraints experienced by Nigerian filmmakers which seek to emasculate their creativity and role in the production of video films. Towards this end, the study adopts historical method and personal interview as it methodologies.The study hinges on the auteur theoretical paradigm as its framework with the intention of ...

ABSTRACT In today’s world, consumers are offered a wide range of packaging alternatives for the same product. There is a crucial need to domestic product packaging with the use of good graphics designs in order to implement improvements that promote sustainability through advertisement. In doing this, the researcher is guided towards alleviating the problem which deals with capturing consumer’s interest through effective graphics designs, and improving the awareness of visual ...

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to evolve ways of enhancing the creative and innovative competencies of artisans and craftsmen in Nsukka industrial market of Enugu state. It was designed to identify strategies for   enhancing   creative   and   innovative   competencies;   determine   how   creative   and   innovative competencies are transferred from master artisans and craftsmen to the apprentices; identify strategies for improving informal apprenticeship training programme for the artisans and craftsmen; identify ...

ABSTRACT Wole Soyinka’s literary works have received a lot of critical attention in Literary Circles particularly with regards to his obscure use of the English Language. Also associated with this is his apparent sytaxtic complexities which make most of his works incompressible. However  the  sociolinguistic  study of  his  dramatic  art  has  ignored  the  aspect  of  the playwright’s dialectal variational aesthetics. This study, therefore, explores the dialectical variational elements in selected ...

ABSTRACT What  is generally  known  today as Nollywood  industry began around  1992  when  Kenneth Nnebue shot Living in Bondage. The industry has since passed through a series of revolution with recognisable growth in out put. Today it has grown to become the world’s second largest producer of films ahead of Hollywood, generating millions of Dollars to the Nation’s economy. There is however the claim that the growth of the industry ...

ABSTRACT With Signature Beyond being our focus case of study, there is no doubt that the most appropriate  method  of  our  data  interpretation  and  analysis  tend  more  towards  a  historical approach in research, although, with a degree of overlap on stylistic, functional and technical methods. With that said to had been adopted; we proceeded to exploring field trips to Signature Beyond, Lagos, as our primary data source, exploring the in-depth, ...

Abstract Stained  glass  painting,  the  most  distinctive  accessory  in  the  interior  repertoire  of Christian ecclesiastic spaces, is the subject matter of this research in selected churches in southern Nigeria. This study attempts a recast of a continuous history of the art form. It, therefore, draws attention to the delimitation of time frames in the history of the art. Using the Nigerian genre as the cipher that undergirds the new evangelisation, ...