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1) Work Tittle : Oil palm (Resource) sculpture
Medium : paper marsh with adhesive
Size : 18 ×24
Medium : paper marsh with adhesive
Size : 18 ×24
2)Oil palm (Resource2) painting
Medium :mixed media
Size : 18 ×24
Oil palm is one of the most widely used resource. We consume it from day to day without even knowing it. In our cookies, detergents, soap, body cream and Lotions, Ice cream,shampoo, margarine, lips stick etc.
West Africa used to be the Centre of oil palm industry. The export of Oil palm kernels began in 1832, and by 1911 under the British West Africa alone exported 157,000 tones of which 75% came from Nigeria. In the 1870s, British administrators took the plant to Malaysia and in 1934 d country surpassed Nigeria as the largest exporter of palm Oil. Led by Nigeria and Zaire africa continued to lead the world in production and exportation of palm Oil through out the 1st half of the 20th century, then by 1966, Malaysia and Indonesia exceeded Africa's total palm oil production.
Medium :mixed media
Size : 18 ×24
Oil palm is one of the most widely used resource. We consume it from day to day without even knowing it. In our cookies, detergents, soap, body cream and Lotions, Ice cream,shampoo, margarine, lips stick etc.
West Africa used to be the Centre of oil palm industry. The export of Oil palm kernels began in 1832, and by 1911 under the British West Africa alone exported 157,000 tones of which 75% came from Nigeria. In the 1870s, British administrators took the plant to Malaysia and in 1934 d country surpassed Nigeria as the largest exporter of palm Oil. Led by Nigeria and Zaire africa continued to lead the world in production and exportation of palm Oil through out the 1st half of the 20th century, then by 1966, Malaysia and Indonesia exceeded Africa's total palm oil production.
As at the early 1960s, Nigeria palm oil production accounted to
43% of the world production; attributed to the massive contribution of
the then Eastern Region parts of Nigeria. In many of our local
communities those days, local Palm oil mill could be seen owned and
manned by private individuals..and some times the local government. But today
oil palm production is accounted to 7% globally. The production of oil
palm became like a tradition/culture passed down from predecessors to
their descendants. A treasure passed down from our ancestors but
nowadays this treasure is being neglected, despised and being left to
diminish. Oil palm is a treasure in the East that ought to be excavated
and utilized towards greater Output.
These works therefore reflects on d Old ways of resource Control
through palm Oil. They were exhibited in the life in my city off
exhibition at the National Gallery of Arts Enugu on 27th October 2016.
Titled "Treasures in the East". Still on display at d Gallery.
Also
available for sale.
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