Twins Seven Seven

Prince Twins Seven Seven ( Taiwo Olaniyi Oyewale Prince bourgeois - Toyeje Oyelale Osuntoki; May 3, 1944 in Ogidi, Nigeria, † June 16, 2011 in Ibadan, Nigeria ) was a Nigerian painter, musician, writer and actor.

Biography

His career began in the 1960s when he attended art classes by Ulli Beier and his wife, Georgina Beier in Oshogbo, a Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria. His work is influenced by the religion of the Yoruba. Today he is one of the most important representatives of the Oshogbo school. In 1979 he was involved in the exhibition Contemporary Art from Africa, which was shown in West Berlin - as part of the first festival Horizonte - Festival of World Cultures, the Berliner Festspiele. He can look back on exhibitions in renowned museums and galleries around the world. These include, for example, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

His name Twins Seven Seven is derived supposedly from them that he was the only surviving son of seven pairs of twins, who gave birth to his mother. He even said to have been temporarily also seriously ill in early childhood.

In 2005, Twins Seven Seven was appointed a UNESCO Artist of Peace.