Contemporealism and Beyond – A Werktattwoche-Lüben-Talk with Ken Nwadiogbu

About this episode

Ken Nwadiogbu discusses his artistic journey and the concept of Contemporealism.

In this episode of How is the Art scene ticking? I talk with Nigerian-born, London-based artist Ken Nwadiogbu, who pioneered Contemporealism, a contemporary form of hyperrealism that merges lifelike portraiture with political, cultural, and social narratives. Ken shares his journey from studying civil engineering in Nigeria to becoming an internationally recognized artist, and how a single encounter with hyperrealistic drawing changed the course of his life. We explore how he coined Contempor...

People in this episode

Host: Petra Lossen

Guest: Ken Nwadiogbu

Topics covered

• Contemporealism
• hyperrealism
• artistic journey
• political narratives
• cultural narratives

Keywords

• Contemporealism
• hyperrealism
• Ken Nwadiogbu
• art
• Nigerian artist

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Contemporealism

Places: Nigeria, London

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