DISEYE TANTUA | On the road again

2 March – 7 April 2019 | Barcelona - Spain

ON THE ROAD AGAIN | DISEYE TANTUA

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Level pass level | 2019 | 153cm H x 122cm W | Acrylic on canvas

Level pass level - 2019 | 5

Cool Kobo is better than Hot Naira - 2019 | 6

Who no go, no know - 2018 | 7

No take your reggae spoil my blues - 2018 | 8

I have a dream - 2018 | 9

No time 4 nonsense - 2018 |

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Biography | 12

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DISEYE TANTUA | On the road again

Diseye Tantua is best known for his iconic style of "Afro Pop Art", combining graphic symbols, bold colours and expressive text. His drawings are based on traditional proverbs that have been popularized by billboards and bumper stickers on buses, taxis, tricycles and street signs. Tantua focuses on social groups in urban spaces, often depicting forms of transit and movement. His scenes are overlaid with popular local expressions that speak to the energy and dynamism of the city's inhabitants.

In Tantua's artwork we are presented with a carefully selected mix of classic, loaded one-liners; expressions of witticism, wisdom, warning, wailing, barbed street humour, quasi-spiritual invocations, veiled threats, political protest, social commentary and common sense. The sublime and absurd are masterfully hued and garnished in tones of colour. The charm of the paintings in this series is that on the surface and, on initial glance, they are simple, but they are also deceptive in that they are deeply anchored in creative strength!

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The artist, Diseye Tantua (Ghana/Nigeria)

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Level pass level | 2019 | 152cm H x 122cm W | Acrylic on canvas | Price: 3.600€

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Cool Kobo is better than Hot Naira | 2019 | 152cm H x 122cm W | Mixed media on canvas | Price: 3.900€

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Who no go, no know | 2018 | 152cm H x 122cm W | Mixed media on canvas | SOLD

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No take your reggae spoil my blues | 2018 | 152cm H x 122cm W | Mixed media on canvas | Price: 3.900€

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I have a dream | 2018 | 152cm H x 122cm W | Acrylic on canvas | Price: 3.600€

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No time 4 nonsense | 2018 | 90cm H x 90cm W | Mixed media on canvas | Price: 1.900€

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DISEYE TANTUA | On the road again

Shows & Auctions 2019 | Duo show “ON THE ROAD AGAIN” - OOA Gallery – Barcelona, Spain 2018 | “LA FLORAISON” “BLOOM” - The Next Masters - Alexis Galleries - Lagos, Nigeria

“INFINITE TREASURES” - Terra Kulture - Lagos, Nigeria

"ArtHouse" - Modern and Contemporary Art Auction - Lagos, Nigeria

2017 "INFINITE TREASURES iii" - Terra Kulture - Lagos, Nigeria

S'ART" - ArtHouse the space - KIA showroom, Lagos, Nigeria

“ArtHouse” - Modern and Contemporary Art Auction - Lagos, Nigeria

2016 - “INFINITE TREASURES” - Terra Kulture - Lagos, Nigeria

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“ArtHouse” - Modern and Contemporary Art Auction - Lagos, Nigeria

“SOGAL” - Modern and Contemporary Art Auction - Porsche Centre 179 - Lagos, Nigeria

"START ART FAIR 2016" - Saatchi Gallery - Aabru Art Gallery - London, UK

2015 | "ArtHouse" - Modern and Contemporary Art Auction - Lagos, Nigeria

"ART IS LIFE" - Exhibition promoting Nigerian art and culture, Total Village, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

"Contemporary Realities: shifting identities" - Society of Nigerian artists - Art15 - London, UK

2014 | “LAGOS ART AUCTION 2014” - TKMG Auction House - Lagos, Nigeria

“HOPE” - SCiMA Charity Art exhibition - Port Harcourt, Nigeria

“ArtHouse” - Modern and Contemporary Art Auction - Lagos, Nigeria

2013 | “GREEN IS KEEN” - An exhibition promoting Nigerian art & culture - Total Village - Port Harcourt, Nigeria 2012 | “LAGOS ART AUCTION 2012” - Terra Kulture Auction House - Lagos, Nigeria

"ArtHouse" - Modern and Contemporary Art Auction - Lagos, Nigeria.

“BEAUTIFUL HOUSE USA” celebrating our grand opening - North Carolina, USA

2011 | “EXPOSITION DE SALON” - Total Village Club House - Port Harcourt, Nigeria

“ArtHouse” - Modern and Contemporary Art Auction - Lagos, Nigeria

“Terra Kulture” Auction House - Abuja, Nigeria

“UNSPOKEN WORDS” - Terra Kulture Gallery - Lagos, Nigeria

DISEYE TANTUA | On the road again

2010 | "ArtHouse" - Modern and Contemporary Art Auction - Lagos, Nigeria

“CELEBRATION of HISTORY” NLNG - Bonny Island - Rivers State, Nigeria

“VISIONS of NIGERIA” - The Residence of Italian Ambassador - Abuja, Nigeria

“INSPIRATION from AROUND” - Shell Residential Area - Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Solo show "The art of Diseye Tantua" - Teodora Gallery - Paris, France

2009 | “OCTOBER RAIN 2009” - 11th Annual Juried Art Exhibition - National Museum - Lagos, Nigeria

“OPEN HOUSE” - An Exhibition of Contemporary Nigerian Art - Sponsored by VASON (Visual Art Society of Nigeria)

“LOOK & LAUGH” - Signature Art Gallery - Lagos, Nigeria

“DISCOVERY II...” - Total Village - Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Mydrim Gallery - Lagos, Nigeria

2007 | “CELEBRATION OF HERITAGE” – Le Meridian Hotel - Abuja, Nigeria 2006 | "MINIATURE ART FAIR" - Frame Masters – Onikan - Lagos, Nigeria

“CYNOSURE” - Melrose Office Suite - Lagos, Nigeria

“MASQUES” - Sponsored by Air France - Alliance française - Port Harcourt, Nigeria

2005 | "ARTMOSPHERE” - Contemporary Art of Nigeria - Sponsored by TOTAL - Terra Kulture Gallery - Lagos, Nigeria 2004 | “EXPOSITION DE PEINTURE” - Elf Village (Club House) - Port Harcourt, Nigeria

“48 HOURS WITH CHILDREN OF THE TURTLE” - Espace Alberica - Paris, France

2003 | “DEAR DIARY” - Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas - RA - Bonny Camp, Nigeria

“EXPRESSION” - Total Fina Elf Village - Lagos, Nigeria

2002 | “SPECIAL ART EXHIBITION” - Total Fina Elf Village - Port Harcourt, Nigeria

“MEET THE ARTIST” - British Council - Port Harcourt, Nigeria

“AFRIK ART EXHIBITION” – Total Fina Elf Village - Port Harcourt, Nigeria

2000 | “ART” - British Council - Port Harcourt, Nigeria

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