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POETRY, MY IMAGE

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Oh dearest would i be a scoundrel to have thee my heart sketches the invaluable with thee like the Lilly, i drew thyself on a board of gold, freedom is but a bit expression of thou a mighty monarch thou canst make me like a camel passing through a needles eye it is made possible with thou, oh sketch me a reigning monarch with Scandinavian courtier a cavalry of thousand legions By Owoicho Peter Audu.

AFRICAN ARTS

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In 1943, tin mining in the vicinity of the village of Nok near the Jos Plateau region of Nigeria brought to light a terracotta head, evidence of the oldest known figurative sculpture south of the Sahara. Although stylistically related heads, figures, animals, and pottery shards have been found in a number of Nigerian sites since that time, such works are identified by the name of the small village where the first terracotta head was discovered. Artifacts continue to be unearthed without documentation of the context in which they were buried, a lack of extensive archaeological study that has severely limited our understanding of Nok terracottas. One of the earliest African centers of ironworking and terracotta figure production, the Nok culture remains an enigma. Most Nok sculpture is hollow and coil-built like pottery. Finely worked to a resilient consistency from local clays and gravel, the millennia-long endurance of these ancient objects is a testament to the techn...

POETRY, THE MIDNIGHT HORSEMAN

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Striking as a thunderbolt piercing like an iced blade the midnight horseman a knight of terror a presence of fear a figure of agony a looming night in the Armour of terror, the midnight horseman a man that makes pale the glorious moon a sight that ignites borne fire in the hearts of men wither thou com est for men expect only the shining knight. By Owoicho Peter Audu.

POETRY, MY BEAUTIFUL HOBBIT

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Oh my beautiful hobbit the laurel of my Olympus great is thy beauty a scandal to midnight, how gorgeous you are in the glory of the mornings a threat to ugliness thou art a gem rare even in griffimdor, stout like the Eskimos of the northern hills pale like the elves of the western axis thou art a treasure a mystic figure a lyre of great harmony . By Owoicho Peter Audu.

POETRY, HAUSA LOVER

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Stares in her eyes like midnight, murmurs restrained for overflows of emotions my mata oh how i will leave hanya for your beauty could let a camel feel thirsty, i long to be called maigida for my eyes will glow the day i set you in the prison of my heart like an oracle will i keep you in my court of semitic huts my treasury long for a nyarinya with a glorious hilight on her forehead like moonlight, haba mana a maigida with you a day is worth m ore than a maigida for life. By Owoicho Peter Audu

THE BASIS OF ART

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There are several ways you could go about defining art, but my suspicion is that one will get you better results than the others. I could tell you that art plays a large part in making our lives infinitely rich. Imagine, just for a minute, a world without art! (You may think "So what?" but please consider the impact that lack of graphics would have on your favorite video game.) Art stimulates different parts of our brains to make us laugh or incite us to riot, with a whole gamut of emotions in between.
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It’s no news that the fashion industry loves talking about trends whether the retro fashion trends or the futuristic. While this may have a way of affecting our sartorial focus, the fact remains that the New Year always comes with a lot of trend prediction and this year is no different as we intend looking at trends that might likely shape the fashion year. The fashion trends of last year have been clearly established. From the runway to the red carpet, inspired fashionistas in Nigeria rocked each seasons hottest trends with gusto. So what will we actually want to wear this year? As always, the Lagos Fashion Week and the end of New York Fashion Week brings with them the inevitable forecasting of next years biggest fashion trends and this year is no different. Several designers showed pretty, edgy, groundbreaking, inspiring and totally wearable looks that we cant wait to get our hands on. While it ís still too early to tell which styles the masses will take to, there ...