Lot 80: Emmanuel Taiwo Jegede (Nigerian, born 1943) Race of Gold, a pair one 21 7/8 x 14 9/16in (55.5 x 37cm); the other 24 13/16 x 17 5/16in (63 x 44cm)

Race of Gold, a pair
one signed and dated 'Taiwo Jegede 1992' (lower left); the other signed and dated 'E. Taiwo Jegede 1998' (lower right)
pen and ink, oil and watercolor
one 21 7/8 x 14 9/16in (55.5 x 37cm); the other 24 13/16 x 17 5/16in (63 x 44cm)
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Jegede is a sculptor and painter who received his formal training first at the Yaba College of Art and Technology in Lagos, and then at the Hammersmith Arts College in London. He sees himself as an arts ambassador, and due to his broadly-based international approach, he has contributed greatly to an increased understanding of various African traditions. His work is based firmly upon the language and forms of Yoruba art and, yet, at the same time reflects a sensibility keenly aware of contemporary currents and western practices, the whole a conscious exploration of the complex interference patterns created by multi-cultural inheritance and the conflicts occurring between traditional and contemporary cultures.