Odili Donald Odita (Nigerian, born 1966) Double Edge
Odili Donald Odita (Nigerian, born 1966)
Double Edge
signed and inscribed 'Odita/ 2008, 'DOUBLE EDGE', 11 6/2008, Odili Donald Odita' (verso)
oil on canvas
127.5 x 152.5cm (50 3/16 x 60 1/16in).
(unframed)
Footnotes:
Exhibited
Cape Town, Michael Stevenson Gallery, 'Odili Donald Odita: Double Edge', (October-November 2008)
Literature
Michael Stevenson Gallery, Odili Donald Odita: Double Edge, ed. Sophie Perryer, (Michael Stevenson, 2008), pp. 32-33. (illustrated).
Quoted from a interview with Joost Bosland in relation to his exhibition at Michael Stevenson Gallery in 2008, Odili Donald Odita describes how visiting West Africa for Festac'77 and regular trips to Nigeria (living and working in Pennsylvania) have effected his colour sensibility:
'It has allowed me to relax my sense of colour association, to be less restrictive about what colours go together. I would see colour combinations in some of those textiles that I would never have thought of. Why couldn't I allow myself the same freedom? I also learned about the nature of dust, how it covers things, but also about how some powerful colours can penetrate a dusty space. I remember a visit to my aunt's house in the village. In my memory, everything was very dark, but when I had the pictures developed I was shocked by the intense blue of the wall, and the colour of their couch.' ( Odili Donald Odita in Odili Donald Odita: Double Edge, ed. Sophie Perryer, (Michael Stevenson, 2008), p. 9.).
Prior to his solo show at Michael Stevenson, Odita was the recipient of the Penny McCall Foundation (1994), Joan Mitchell Foundation (2001), and Louis Comfort Tiffany(2007) grants. His 2007 installation Give me shelter was also featured in the 52nd Venice Biennale exhibition 'Think With The Senses, Feel With the Mind', curated by Robert Storr.
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Odili Donald Odita (Nigerian, born 1966)
Double Edge
signed and inscribed 'Odita/ 2008, 'DOUBLE EDGE', 11 6/2008, Odili Donald Odita' (verso)
oil on canvas
127.5 x 152.5cm (50 3/16 x 60 1/16in).
(unframed)
Footnotes:
Exhibited
Cape Town, Michael Stevenson Gallery, 'Odili Donald Odita: Double Edge', (October-November 2008)
Literature
Michael Stevenson Gallery, Odili Donald Odita: Double Edge, ed. Sophie Perryer, (Michael Stevenson, 2008), pp. 32-33. (illustrated).
Quoted from a interview with Joost Bosland in relation to his exhibition at Michael Stevenson Gallery in 2008, Odili Donald Odita describes how visiting West Africa for Festac'77 and regular trips to Nigeria (living and working in Pennsylvania) have effected his colour sensibility:
'It has allowed me to relax my sense of colour association, to be less restrictive about what colours go together. I would see colour combinations in some of those textiles that I would never have thought of. Why couldn't I allow myself the same freedom? I also learned about the nature of dust, how it covers things, but also about how some powerful colours can penetrate a dusty space. I remember a visit to my aunt's house in the village. In my memory, everything was very dark, but when I had the pictures developed I was shocked by the intense blue of the wall, and the colour of their couch.' ( Odili Donald Odita in Odili Donald Odita: Double Edge, ed. Sophie Perryer, (Michael Stevenson, 2008), p. 9.).
Prior to his solo show at Michael Stevenson, Odita was the recipient of the Penny McCall Foundation (1994), Joan Mitchell Foundation (2001), and Louis Comfort Tiffany(2007) grants. His 2007 installation Give me shelter was also featured in the 52nd Venice Biennale exhibition 'Think With The Senses, Feel With the Mind', curated by Robert Storr.
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *
* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.
For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
