Hailing from Lagos, Obinna Makata’s pr✤actice examines shifting cultural identities and social values of contemporary Nigerian society. Sketched with ink and acrylic, Makata incorporates scraps of Ankara fabric to form the bodies and backgrounds of his works. Brightly patterned, Anka🍎ra fabric is a recognisable part of African traditions but also a commentary on post-colonial trade. Makata describes the collage of fabrics in his works as “broken pieces of African culture,” confronting issues of consumerism, materialism and the threat of foreign influence that is woven into the fabric of African society.  

Within Obinna Makata’s collage canvases, diverse visual mediums such as ink, acrylic and fabric create ambiguous forms and bodies. Disproportionate and mishappen, the forms are a juℱxtaposition of vivid patterns and solemn in🤪k. This tension of tonalities mark Makata’s practice as a clash of African traditional and contemporary artistic influences.