The Absolut Open Canvas, Transform Lagos project ended last year, but a lot of buzz and talk is
still lingering both online and off-line. For all those that left Lagos during
the holidays and couldn't witness the
spectacle, here is a quick run down.
From the 18th to 22nd of December 2013, Lagos was taken
over by a small army of artists enlisted by Absolut Vodka to transform four different locations (Yaba, Ikeja, Tinubu Square, Festac) from a
mundane white canvas to extraordinary works of art.
The collective artists involved pushed the
boundaries of creativity, by sharing their respective
artistic marks on canvases across Lagos, each
artist used art to tell a story, a tale about life, a tale about Lagos now and
what Lagos should be; by the end of the 5 five day activation they had created
a masterpiece, basically a giant body of art that left Lagosians in awe.
All the four locations looked very busy,
with lots of people watching the artists work, there was loud music from very
motivated Dj’s, a whole lot of media people showed up; although it was
difficult to tell cause almost everyone had a camera aimed at the canvas.
Absolut collaborated with four
influencers on the project, Dumebi
Agbakoba - Fashion Designer & Magazine
Editor, Chamberlain Ukenedo–Mixed
Media Artist, Ibe Ananaba–Mixed Media Artist & DJ Sose - Musical DJ. It was inspiring to see
them work closely as a team with the emerging artists, there was a lot famzing
going on but thats okay.
Here are some of the pictures:
Tinubu Square
Yaba
Festac
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