Working from Memory, Peter Uka Paints Vibrant Portraits of 1970s Nigeria

“I see painting as a process, the finished work merely resembling the initial sketch and ideas stretching over multiple canvases. I like my figures to influence each other in some form of dialogue,” says Peter Uka. Based in Cologne, Uka grew up in Nigeria in the late 70s and early 80s, a time of bell … Continue reading Working from Memory, Peter Uka Paints Vibrant Portraits of 1970s Nigeria