A STUDY OF PAINTING CAREERS OF SELF-TAUGHT FEMALE NIGERIAN ARTISTS NIKE OKUNDAYE AND PEJU ALATISE

📄 Project Abstract

At the introduction, this thesis proposes that an observable under-representation of women artists (most especially self-taught painters) in Art Historical documentation, is the background which inspired the study. An impression that; the painting careers of self-taught female artists notably Nike Davies- Okundaye and Peju Alatise, have not methodically investigated, is the specific problem of the study. For that reason, the study assesses their painting careers using seven objectives including: ascertaining forms, content, media, style, relationship of their careers and contributions. An eclectic Conceptual Frame work involving the Triopied model (Egonwa, 2012), Triangulation methods of Eisner (1997), Willis (2007),Olson (2013) and others is used as means for appraising form, content and context of art, using self-development or actualisation theories to understand circumstantial contexts, and connoisseurship involving criticism of the paintings. The study's scope spans Okundaye and A...