Details
| First Name | Kehinde |
| Last Name | Akanni |
| Nickname | Keniclays |
My Ceramics
| In the studio I like to do | Sculpting, Everything to do with Ceramics |
| Pottery Wheel | Kick wheel |
| Clay body | Earthenware |
| Clay Brand | Earthenware |
| Kiln Type | Gas Kiln |
| Kiln Atmosphere | Oxidation Atmosphere |
About Me
| Introduction | I am Kehinde James Akanni, from Nigeria, I make ceramic sculptures and I’m interested in adding more knowledge and skills, also to share my passion and be among clay lovers |
| What I Love about Ceramics | The fact that I can easily manipulate cost into any form, decorate with different patterns and the use of different coloring oxides |
| What inspires me | The richness and diversity of the African cultures inspires me. |
| What I'm working on at the moment | Working on some Terracotta sculptures |
| My Artist Statement | As a pottery artist, I am most known for my conceptual and thematic clay pieces. My work primarily feature African themes, with the use of specially actualized motifs and designs from traditional African visual culture depicting our social, economic, and religious lives. My use of Adire and Yoruba motif is inspired by my personal aim to explore the lessons and objectives of my culture as a personal lens with which I view the world. In a world that is overtaken by modernization, it is important to remember our origins (cultures), which are mostly reflected in my works. Even at the height of civilization, I want my art to teach and maintain the richness of African culture and to explain the foundations of African
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| My CV | Research Projects • Adaptation of traditional Yoruba and Adinkara symbols on ceramic tiles 2018 • Thematic and Stylistic analysis of Segun Ajiboye Miniature Pottery 2018 Exhibitions Ceramic art exhibition Ecobank headquarters VI, Lagos 2024
Adire Lagos ceramic exhibition, Ecobank headquarters VI, Lagos 2024
The Artists Commune, One Art Gallery Anthony Village, Lagos 2024
Odun ifa online exhibition 2024
Best of Ife Exhibition, Fobally African artworld Gallery lekki. Lagos 2023
Beyond Limit, An Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics, Quintessence Gallery, Lagos, Nigeria 2023
Odun Ifa, Online exhibition 2023
Beyond Limit, An Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics, Yusuf Grillo Gallery, Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, Nigeria 2022
Yorùbá Ni Mi, Online Exhibition 2022
SO FAR, The Experience, Graduate Exhibition of Fine and Applied Arts Students, Obafemi Awolowo
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