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1 Work: Odun Orimolade

The first “1 Work” project presented at the Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos, is by Odun Orimolade, for whom drawing is a principal component of her artistic practice.

The Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos presents 1 Work, a new project that invites an artist to present a single work as a way of highlighting a specific medium, engaging a particular idea or creating an ambitious new work which may not be possible through other platforms or to simply use the space as a laboratory or studio that encourages a direct engagement with a diverse audience.

The first 1 Work project is presented by Odun Orimolade, for whom drawing is a principal component of her artistic practice, as well as being central to her research interests.

Odun Orimolade, <i>Untitled</i>, 2014, 1 Work in progress. Courtesy the Artist and CCA, Lagos — Odun Orimolade, *Untitled*, 2014, 1 Work in progress. Courtesy the Artist and CCA, Lagos

Using the gallery wall as her support, Orimolade’s intervention lies at the heart of the process of mark making and form generation. Her waiflike configurations allow a play of inventive and intuitive biomorphic images to evolve producing drawings that map volume, contextualize place and more tacitly than explicitly invites the viewer to interact, to react and even to question. The combination of research, process, and interaction are tools which contribute to the articulation of a trajectory that attempts to evolve an artistic language that is personal but also collective, spontaneous yet measured. In so doing she hopes to deconstruct a received history of drawing by activating an alternative language that prioritizes locality and specificity.

until August 31, 2014
1 Work: Odun Orimolade
conceived by Bisi Silva
curated by Jude Anogwih.
Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos
9 McEwen Street Sabo, Yaba
Lagos Nigeria

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1 Work: Odun Orimolade

The first “1 Work” project presented at the Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos, is by Odun Orimolade, for whom drawing is a principal component of her artistic practice.

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