Abstract
The history of painting dates back to the cave painting period in Altamira in Northern Spain. Then, it was not seen as a source of documentation but rather, as a gateway to catching the painted animals as prey. Today, modern painters paint because of circumstances surrounding the rationale for such paintings. Ochigbo keyed into this perspective and he was never stingy with the reality of life in his paintings. The purpose of modern painting is such that communication should take place non-verbally, using visual language. Mostly, colours without paints were made in his works, with the same (if not more) functions, interpretations and references. In his paintings, plastics, rubber and other materials were used to intimate the art lovers with the rudiments of in- depth understanding of the use of alternative materials. The problem of preservation was addressed as he tried to use extraneous materials as binder. The thrust of this paper is to expose the society to the fact that artist can equally communicate through his art works, and not for painters to paint for aesthetic purposes only, but to educate, document, correct and inform the public.KEYWORDS: Painting, Communication, Extraneous, Materials, Aesthetic, Visual language, Documentation.
Highlights
Born in Benue State, Best Ochigbo is a professor of painting at University of Uyo and a one-time Inspector of Education at the Ministry of Education, Benue State
He has produced numerous paintings and has been able to convince anyone that color could be achieved with oil paints, but through the creative exploration of local materials. He has experimented with the diverse painting materials like colored plastics, clay and kaolin
One would know that the style and techniques of his paintings have shown clearly that the interpretation of works of art is very important.This paper centers on the documentation of events that occur in a dayto-day events, either as actions, activities or states of individual or collectivity
Summary
Born in Benue State, Best Ochigbo is a professor of painting at University of Uyo and a one-time Inspector of Education at the Ministry of Education, Benue State. One would know that the style and techniques of his paintings have shown clearly that the interpretation of works of art is very important.This paper centers on the documentation of events that occur in a dayto-day events, either as actions, activities or states of individual or collectivity He has used his creativity to convey messages to both educated and non- initiate into the academic ministry. Painting has to do with aesthetics which occurs in different body decorations ascolor depicts various actions, activities and states It symbolizes locations and cultural areas, situations, conditions and traditions; it can be used to convey a sense of awe or respect.
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