CNN —Celebrating the beauty of Blackness and protesting “environmental decadence” for a cleaner, waste-free future: that’s the vision of award-winning Nigerian metal sculptor and visual artist Dotun Popoola.
Popoola’s most recent sculpture is a 12-foot-tall, 882-pound piece depicting the decorated head and neck of an African woman, inspired by his wife.
“The work showcases the beauty of Black women all over the world,” Popoola said of the piece, which he began in 2022.
“The amount of support shown by women all over the world made me shed tears of joy in my studio.
If you keep doing what you do, one day you’ll be in the spotlight and the world will be watching.”
Persons:
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Organizations:
CNN, Popoola Studios, Legacy Museum, Equal, Initiative, Obafemi Awolowo University, Art
Locations:
Nigeria, Lagos, Montgomery , Alabama, America, Alabama, Dubai, Qatar, India, Americas, South Dakota, Africa, Osun State, Southwest Nigeria