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Toyin Falola
Department of History
The University of Texas at Austin
104 Inner Campus Drive
Austin, TX 78712-0220, USA
From: "Chambers, Edward" <eddiechambers@austin.utexas.edu>
Date: Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 10:36 AM
To: Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu>, dialogue <USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com>, Yoruba Affairs <yorubaaffairs@googlegroups.com>
Cc: Victor_Ekpuk Ekpuk <ita5@me.com>
Subject: Re: Victor Ekpuk: A Glorious Moment
Thank you for this, Professor Falola,
I have commissioned a review of Victor Ekpuk's recent book, for caa.reviews, the online review portal of the College Art Association.
Thank you again for your email and attachments.
Eddie
From: Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu>
Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2019 4:32 PM
To: dialogue <USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com>; Yoruba Affairs <yorubaaffairs@googlegroups.com>
Cc: Victor_Ekpuk Ekpuk <ita5@me.com>
Subject: Victor Ekpuk: A Glorious Moment
Open the video and photos in succession, and you will see the brilliance of Ekpu's new majestic sculpture, standing at 17ft. I had written a well-received massive book on Ekpuk and his work, but this new one pushes him further to a higher pedestal, 18ft tall!
TF: Victor, what is the idea here?
Victor: How do you capture the essence of a people whose history is long and culture layered in centuries of civilizations. You look to their beautiful faces hoping to catch the essence of their memory.
TF: And the outcome?
Victor: the sculpture is inspired by portraits of Bahrainis in their traditional attire, wrapping themselves with their identity and pride.
TF: If you are inspired, I am invigorated. The work shows a creative mind can turn accumulated cultures into a static image, offering an expansive view of the agency that drives people, revealing the spectacles of an identity, presenting an image in a singularity that stands and moves at the same time, leaving the viewers an understanding of rigor, craftsmanship, creativity, form, and depth. Bravo!
TF
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