Robert Oniha, born on the 9th of July 1999, is an upcoming Nigerian artist who specialises in surreal and contemporary portraits and figures done in charcoal and various fabrics.
Several parts of African culture are slowly being forgotten. In its peak stages, colonial influence conferred inferiority to aspects of African culture and relegated them to the background. The after-effects of this cultural imperialism have made the average African blur the line between imperialism and development. Certain aspects of the 'new order' did not make sense to the established system. Unfortunately, these were accepted without much resistance from the greater part of the then society. A classic example is the generally acceptable 'formal hairstyles' which all involve some form of sleek updo or another- hair texture that is alien to natural African hair.
His present focus as an artist is to use his work to remind both Africans and non-Africans across the continents about the beauty, significance, and complexities of aspects of our cultures that seem to be dying out.
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