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Presentation by Miabo Enyadike during the 1st World Art Resilience Meeting on March 27, 2021

 


Presentation by Miabo Enyadike during the 1st World Art Resilience Meeting on March 27, 2021




Woman

Ink on Paperboard

By Miabo Enyadike

Parmanent Collection

Musee de Resilience, St Frajou, France.



My Statement

My name is Miabo Enyadike, a fine artist, an art lifestyle blogger and a workshop instructor.



I am from Nigeria but presently I reside in Johannesburg South Africa,where I live with my husband and Kids, so I am fortunate to practice my art in both my country Nigeria and South Africa.


 I am pleased to be here and be part of this ecosystem of artists at this time.  




As an Artist with an experience of over 28 years in the profession, this last year was a really trying year for Artists especially in my continent.But I will narrow it down to Nigeria where I am from and practice my art profession also.



 The artists in Nigeria were hit hard, they experienced a change in attitude from collectors who demanded half the prices for their works and huge debts and bills that had to be paid in order to sustain their creativity kept mounting, this made a lot of artists to sell their art for nothing just to survive.



 But what was most striking was the turn to the internet to buy art. That took a lot of artists in my country by surprise because as the galleries and collectors were buying at low prices from them directly, they realized they could make better sales from online galleries, exhibitions and websites. 



Their only problem though was the fees they had to pay. Those who were able to pay participation fees saw a means to an end.



This ignited a flurry of new art websites and a lot of Nigerian older artists joined social media, It was daunting for them initially but the results from what I gathered has been good. 




They have connected via the internet to artists, art galleries and collectors alike within the country, the continent and the world raking in cash that would have been difficult to get by just sending their works to brick and mortar galleries, who were also suffering during the lock down. 

 

So the pandemic has its good and bad sides regarding the Nigerian Artists, we can only hope that things will change and improve for the best

  

 

 Bonsoir à tous.

Je m'appelle Miabo Enyadike,  artiste,  blogueur et enseignante d'art.


Je viens du Nigéria, mais actuellement je réside à Johannesburg en Afrique du Sud, où je vis avec mon mari et mes enfants, j'ai donc la chance de pratiquer mon art dans mon pays, le Nigéria et en Afrique du Sud. Je suis heureuse d'être ici et de faire partie de cet écosystème d'artistes.


En tant qu'artiste avec une expérience de plus de 28 ans dans la profession, cette dernière année a été une année vraiment éprouvante pour les artistes, en particulier sur mon continent, mais je vais me limiter au Nigéria d'où je viens et où je pratique ma profession artistique également. 



Les artistes nigérians ont été durement touchés, ils ont connu un changement d'attitude de la part des collectionneurs qui exigeaient la moitié du prix de la vente de leurs œuvres et ont d'énormes dettes et les factures à payer pour maintenir leur créativité ne cessait de monter, ce qui a incité beaucoup d'artistes à vendre leur art pour rien, juste pour survivre.


 Mais ce qui a été le plus frappant, c'est le virage sur Internet pour l'achat de l'art. 


Cela a pris beaucoup d'artistes dans mon pays par surprise, car comme les galeries et les collectionneurs achetaient directement auprès d'eux à bas prix, ils ont réalisé qu'ils pouvaient faire de meilleures ventes grâce aux galeries, expositions et sites Web en ligne. 



Leur seul problème était les frais qu'ils devaient payer. Ceux qui ont pu payer les frais de participation ont vu un moyen d'y parvenir.



Cela a déclenché une vague de nouveaux sites Web d'art et de nombreux artistes nigérians plus âgés ont rejoint les médias sociaux,

C'était intimidant pour eux au début, mais les résultats de ce que j'ai recueilli sont bons.



 Ils se sont connectés via Internet à des artistes, des galeries d'art et des collectionneurs à la fois dans le pays, le continent et le monde en récoltant de l'argent qu'il aurait été difficile d'obtenir en envoyant simplement leurs œuvres à des galeries de brique et de mortier, qui souffraient également pendant le confinement.



La pandémie a donc ses bons et ses mauvais côtés en ce qui concerne les artistes nigérians, nous ne pouvons qu'espérer que les choses vont changer et s'améliorer pour le mieux. Je vous remercie.

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