Creative Life Archives

September 8, 2015 24 Responses

#Nigeria: Yesterday’s News, Today’s Headlines by Victor Ehikhamenor

Nigerian author & artist, Victor Ehikhamenor was the creative director of the defunct NEXT Newspaper. He recently shared pictures of past editions of the newspaper on his Instagram account, with headlines and body copy that might as well have been...

July 20, 2015 No Responses

Cyrus Kabiru Fashions Unique Eyewear From Recycled Electronic Trash

Kenyan visual artist Cyrus Kabiru fashions electronic trash into fabulously unique decorative eyewear. He openly speaks about his motivation to help the environment in a short AJ+ video and on his website. Read below; Cyrus Kabiru currently practices in Nai...

January 13, 2015 one Response

The Seven Deadly Sin(ster)s (digital art)

I first noticed some of Nigerian artist, Machiavela Nolstnme’s drawings sometime back on twitter (@machiavela), then I saw her share about 3 or 4 out of this series and I knew I had to see them all. The series was...

January 12, 2015 No Responses

CNN African Voices profiles House of Tara CEO, Tara Fela-Durotoye

Tara Fela-Durotoye, Chief Executive Officer of Africa’s leading beauty brand, House of Tara – iconic for setting up the first make up studio and establishing Nigeria’s first make up school in 2004 – was profiled on CNN’s African V...

November 10, 2014 No Responses

True Love’s First Kiss by Daniel Emeka

True Love’s First Kiss by Daniel Emeka. Daniel is an award-winning self-taught designer from Lagos with eight years’ experience spanning marketing communications, creative strategy and digital art for both print and the web. He is a founding partner a...

July 16, 2014 8 Responses

World Press Photo 2014: Ongoing exhibition at Freedom Park, Lagos

World Press Photo is currently running a photography exhibition at the Freedom Park, Lagos, Nigeria. The exhibits will be on display till July 23, 2014.

July 1, 2014 No Responses

Watch Eghe & Uche’s Dubai getaway wedding highlight

Watch Nigerian couple, Eghe & Uche’s Dubai getaway wedding highlight. Shot by Onye Ubanatu

June 23, 2014 No Responses

Dope Brazil 2014 World Cup Fan Poster by Niyi Okeowo

I’m sure you have seen a lot of world cup fan art, let’s add these new set to the mix…especially as they were created by a massively talented Nigerian graphic artist. The artist, 23 year old Okeowo Adeniyi Mohammed graduated from Covenant.....

June 23, 2014 No Responses

Valar Morghulis: Cute Game of Thrones concept football jerseys

Fashion designer Nerea Palacios has put together these concept Nike jerseys in honour of popular Tv series The Game of Thrones. She also has a huge concept collection of national football jerseys and jerseys for comic heores in her portfolio....

June 22, 2014 2 Responses

Lost Wax Playing Cards: a continuing history of the Benin Kingdom

Lost Wax comprises of 54 playing cards, which are adorned with illustrations of kings, queens and courtiers from 15th century Benin City, Nigeria. Each set of Lost Wax Playing Cards contains 54 playing cards featuring illustrations....

February 28, 2014 27 Responses

The Art of Victor Ekpuk

Contemporary artist Victor Ekpuk created and exhibited his work at the Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion. Such an inspiration.

May 5, 2013 63 Responses

Ben Enwonwu on “African Art”

‘’I will not accept an inferior position in the art world. Nor have my art called African because I have not correctly and properly given expression to my reality. I have consistently fought against that kind of philosophy because...

January 4, 2013 No Responses

Karo’s (of The Seek Project) Co-Creation Hub (CCHub) drawings in pictures

Karo, of “The Seek” Project created some drawings for the Boardroom panels of the CcHub (Co-creation Hub) in Lagos, Nigeria. The project was a collaborative one between the members of the CcHub and Kari. The drawings were done on the spot by...