Welcome to Lagos
| Oge/afọ mmalite | 1991  |
|---|---|
| mba/obodo | Naijiria |
| ebe | Lagos |
| ụdị | public art |
| Ihe ejị mee ya | fiberglass |
Nọọ na Lagos (Yoruba: Agba Meta ma ọ bụ Aro Meta) bụ ihe oyiyi Art Deco nke ndị isi atọ na-acha ọcha na Lagos dị na Lagos, Nigeria.[1] N'ịbụ nke Bodun Shodeinde chepụtara ya N'afọ 1991 ma guzo n'elu 12 ft n'ịdị elu, e wuru ndị isi atọ a tụrụ atụ iji nabata ndị mmadụ na-abata na Lagos State.[2]
Akụkọ ihe mere eme
[dezie | dezie ebe o si]Ọ bụ Bodun Shodeinde bu onye wuru ebe ankpọ nọọ na Lagos N'afọ 1991 n'okpuru nchịkwa nke Colonel Raji Rasaki ma tinye ya n'akụkụ ọnụ ụzọ ámá Lagosis Ibadan. N'ihi echiche na ihe oyiyi ahụ bụ ihe kpatara ihe mberede okporo ụzọ na-eme mgbe niile n'okporo ụzọ awara awara nke Lagos, ụfọdụ ndị gbara ya ọkụ n'afọ 2004.[3]
N'abalị iri na asaa n'ọnwa Disemba N'afọ 2004, a rụzigharịrị ya ma kwaga ebe ọ dị ugbu a n'akụkụ Epe. N'afọ 2012, e weghachiri ihe oyiyi ahụ nke ugboro atọ mgbe a gbara ya ọkụ n'oge akụkọ enyemaka mmanụ.[4]
E guzobere ya ma tinye ya n'elu ihe dị elu iji nabata ndị mmadụ n'ime obodo Lagos, Welcome to Lagos na-egosi onyinyo nke ndị isi atọ na-acha ọcha (Yoruba: Idejo) n'ọnọdụ dịtụ iche, na-eyi uwe ọcha e kegidere n'ubu ha na aka nri ha, si otú a na-egosi nkwenye siri ike nke ịdị elu nke aka nri n'aka ekpe.[5]
Onye nọ n'akụkụ aka nri na-agbatị aka ya n'ihu n'ikuku; na aka na-agbadata ntakịrị ala, onye nọ n'etiti na-ejide aka nri ya n'azụ ebe onye nọ n"aka ekpe na-eweta aka abụọ ya ọnụ, na-emetụ ibe ya aka n'ikwu.[6]
Bodun Shodeinde, site na a a tụrụ atụ, gosipụtara nsọpụrụ kachasị elu nke enwere ike inye onye ọ bụla na omenala ekele Eko.
Edensibia
[dezie | dezie ebe o si]- ↑ Bolaji Campbell (1993). Diversity of Creativity in Nigeria: A Critical Selection from the Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on the Diversity of Creativity in Nigeria. Department of Fine Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University. ISBN 978-978-32078-0-6.
- ↑ 3 Wise Men Statue/Aro Meta. THIC Tourism (12 October 2012). Archived from the original on 18 July 2015. Retrieved on 29 August 2015.
- ↑ Reuben Daba. "Truth or Myth? Statue of three Lagos elders causes accidents wherever it is placed", YNaija, 2 October 2012. Retrieved on 29 August 2015.
- ↑ Leke Adeseri & Monsur Olowoopejo. "Lagos 'three elders' back under close watch", Vanguard, 2 October 2012. Retrieved on 29 August 2015.
- ↑ Dotun Olubi & Akinsola Omidire. "Bodun Sodeinde: My physical and spiritual attachment to 'Welcome to Lagos' statue", The Sun, 29 June 2013. Retrieved on 29 August 2015.
- ↑ R. O. Ajetunmobi (2003). The evolution and development of Lagos State. A-Triad Associates. ISBN 978-978-36240-8-5.
