Friday, July 11, 2008
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About Me
- Nnamdi Okonkwo
- Fayetteville, GA, United States
- I was born in Eastern Nigeria in 1965. I am the first of three sons. I currently reside in Fayetteville, Georgia with my wife and three children. As far back as I can remember I have always been drawn to art. Later on I realized that my artistic sensibilities were best expressed in the three dimensional art of sculpture. Around this same time I was introduced to basketball, which suited me well as I am six feet nine inches tall. After obtaining a Degree in painting in Nigeria, basketball became the avenue for me to come to the United States. I was recruited by BYU-Hawaii where I played from 1989-1993, and graduated with a BFA in Sculpture. Immediately after that, I enrolled in the graduate program at BYU-Provo where I received an MFA degree in sculpture in 1997. While going to school in Provo, I met and married my wife, Deidra, who is from Idaho and graduated in 1996 with a Master of Accountancy. I now work full time out of my studio in Fayetteville. My work is represented in galleries across the country, and my large scale monumental work can be seen in individual and public sculpture gardens as well.
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3 comments:
Hi! Nice work; post some more photos, tell us about your art-thinking!
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your work is awesome!!
Hi Mr. Okonkwo.
I wanted to compliment you on your works of sculpture. I think your works are beautiful. I missed seeing your works at the Gulf Coast Arts Festival this year, but I recall seeing your work the previous year. Your latest piece looks like it will be outstanding.
I enjoy the stylization of the woman characters in your sculpture. I like the round shapes you use to express womanhood and the vastness of the soul. Seeing some of your works makes me think of the important women in my life - like my mother for instance.
Your stylization also brings to attention a similar in my chosen art field, that of animation. I'm sure you are aware that characters in animation as well as there movements are often stylized for artistic and practical reasons. As I look to other artist for inspiration, I see you work as great reference to observe.
Thank you, and best wishes in you future endeavors.
Paul Brown 3rd
www.pb3animation.com
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