A solo art exhibition reflecting the state of the nation, ‘Please Help Clean (Phcn) by Ija Lobomo will open at the Red Door Gallery, Victoria Island, Lagos on November 20.
It will feature paintings such as ‘Painfully Employed I’; ‘Painfully Employed II’; ‘What Legacies!’; ‘1960s BC and 2010 Ad’, all reflecting the state of the nation.
Lobomo’s paintings remain stark reminders to the privileged group of aficionados and collectors as he contends that it is from this category that the oppressor class emerges.
The artist addresses the same oppressor class for the looting of the treasury symbolised by stark images such as ‘To Hand Unto Our Children’, ‘A Banner With All Pains And Llpc’, ‘Loot Loot Petroleum Corporation’ and images reflecting the invasion of an otherwise rich country where culture and the beautiful life persisted.
The paintings include ‘Girl By The Parrot Cage’, ‘Eyo Dancers’, ‘The Flute Player’ and ‘The Beaded Dancer’ among others. Some thought-provoking paintings for display are ‘O SAMBISA’ and ‘The Silhouette with AK 47.’
In spite of these vexatious images, the exhibition still offers a glimmer of hope in ‘Bunch Of Flowers’, ‘The Festering Cockerel’ and the reality of a change represented by ‘The Mythical Eleshin’, ‘The Horse Man’, ‘Symbol of Apocalypse and change’.