Over Here, Over There
Acrylic On Canvas
WallArt
Contemporary Abstraction
2001
Contemporary
213.0 x 264.0 cm
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
Odili Donald Odita’s abstract paintings are a unique combination of Western modernism and African aesthetics that reflect equally his Nigerian heritage and North American upbringing. This early work, made up of flat horizontal strips of bold color, resembles a landscape, with a bright blue strip at the top standing in for the sky and the sharp angles of orange, red, and brown evoking mountains and ridges. The layered colors could also be seen as the stripes of an African textile, a polyrhythmic pattern of music, or references to mid-twentieth-century Color Field painting or Op art. The colors are reminiscent of those predominantly found in wallpaper, clothing, and other material culture of the 1970s, the era of Odita’s youth.
Odili Donald Odita (1966 –)
Odili Donald Odita is a Nigerian-American abstract painter exploring color's sociopolitical power & historical context. Known for vibrant, large-scale works raising questions about race and society. Influenced by African textiles & modernist painting
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University (Дарем, Соединенные Штаты Америки)
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Об этом произведении
- Название: Over Here, Over There
- Художник: Odili Donald Odita
- Год: 2001
- Размер оригинала: 213.0 x 264.0 cm
- Формат: Landscape
- Правовой статус: Объект авторского права
- Местонахождение: Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
- Материал: Acrylic On Canvas
- Техника исполнения: WallArt
- Цветовая палитра: Dark
Основные сведения
- Notable elements or techniques: Flat horizontal strips, optical illusion
- Influences:
- African aesthetics
- Western modernism
- Mid-century Color Field
- Artistic style: Abstract, Op art, Color Field painting
- Subject or theme: Landscape, African textiles, social power
- Dimensions: 213 x 264 cm
- Title: Over Here, Over There