Duke Asidere was born in Lagos in 1961 and is one of Nigeria’s leading contemporary artists. Asidere’s work engages contemporary African politics. Through visual metaphors, the artist comments on the everyday human drama that surrounds him; political, social, psychological or cultural. Furthermore, he adds an element of surprise to these sketches of human drama by infusing them with irony and humour. Asidere’s broad oeuvre ranges from headless or limbless figures and faces of strangely hybrid beings to densely populated urban landscapes, accentuated with thick strokes of vivid colour. Perhaps the most distinguishing characteristic of Asidere’s style is his simplicity of form and expressive line, which he achieves with an economy of means.
Duke Asidere is well-exhibited in Nigeria and abroad and is a member of the Society of Nigerian Artists.
Duke Asidere – The Masqurede
1997
Chalk & oil pastels on black catridge paper
12 * 20 inches
