Jerry Buhari
Nigeria, born in 1959
Man and Environment
1997
Water color on paper, 56 x 76 cm
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The use of water color creates a strong, sturdy tree trunk with delicate leaves. At the base of the trunk lies a skeleton pointing a dagger towards the tree, suggesting that even after death humans will continue to destroy the earth. An orange sun is at the top of the canvas, serving as the only vibrant color in the painting. Buhari paints a conversation between humans and nature, and although he depicts the death of somebody, he foreshadows the death of the tree; the death of our environment.
Julio Palencia ’20
Bibliography
Agenda Art. “Africanartagenda.” African Art Agenda. February 04, 2015. Accessed April 24, 2019. https://africanartagenda.tumblr.com/post/110065062629/jerry-buhari-country-nigeria-style-abstract.
Presents the various paintings (abstract expressionism) produced by Jerry Buhari.
Odobo, Eva and Anikpe, Ekene. “Engaging the Mundane: The Art of Jerry Buhari, Kuti Usman, Uche Onyishi and George Osodi on the Environmental Question.” Arts and Design Studies 24 (2014): 8-14.
Eva Odobo and Ekene Anikpe write about Nigerian artists, Jerry Buhari, Kuti Usman, Uche Onyishi, and George Osodi, and the role their artwork plays in commenting about global warming and other environmental issues.