Anonymous.

Market Hoardes I 36 x 36 Acrylic on Canvas in Private Collection

Carnival Frenzy IV 16 x16 Oil on Canvas in Private Collection

Carnival Frenzy III 16 x16 Oil on Canvas in Private Collection

Everyday Faces III 24 x 36 Oil On Canvas in Private Collection

Everyday Faces II 24 x 36 Oil On Canvas in Private Collection

Carnival Frenzy II 16 x16 Oil on Canvas in Private Collection

Carnival Frenzy I 16 x16 Oil on Canvas in Private Collection

Market Hoardes II 36 x 36 Acrylic on Canvas in Private Collection

Hustling & Bustling 36 x 36 Oil On Canvas in Private Collection

Everyday Faces IV 24 x 36 Inches OIl on Canvas in Private Collection

Everyday Faces I 24 x 36 Oil On Canvas in Private Collection

Carnival-The Aftermath III 24 x 36 Oil on Canvas in Private Collection

Carnival-The Aftermath II 24 x 36 Oil on Canvas in Private Collection

Carnival-The Aftermath I 24 x 36 Oil on Canvas in Private Collection

Anonymous IV – 20 x 24 Inches Oil on Canvas in Private Collection

Anonymous III – 20 x 24 Inches Oil on Canvas in Private Collection

Anonymous II – 20 x 24 Inches Oil on Canvas in Private Collection

Anonymous I – 20 x 24 Inches Oil on Canvas in Private Collection

Date: 2nd June – 16th June 2012
Venue: Quintessence Gallery, Falomo shopping centre Ikoyi

About Exhibition
I see a stranger who’s eyes I remember. Warm and trusting eyes Who are you and where have you been? It seems ages since I’ve seen those eyes. I see a stranger who’s eyes I remember- Anonymous

Anonymous is a body of work that culminates from the fascination of everyday life in Lagos, the people the lifestyle, the spirit and the energy. Las Gidi as Lagos is called by Nigerians in Diaspora is a city with endless possibilities and there’s plenty to be inspired from in a city of 16 million everyday faces tightly packed inhabitants.

Lagos with teeming anonymous and its carnival frenzy that induce happiness for its masses in the midst of squalor is the ultimate expression of modern urban living? Which by 2015 is predicted to be the third largest city behind Mumbai and Tokyo .

Lagos with its vast resources its infrastructure is appalling couple with urban congestion but the Lagosians are a breed apart. Millions of quick-witted economic migrants have created a city characterised by personal ingenuity and entrepreneurship. Nothing is wasted, everything is a commodity.

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