A STUDY OF CONTEMPORARY PUBLIC OUTDOOR SCULPTURES IN FOUR SELECTED STATES IN WESTERN NIGERIA
A STUDY OF CONTEMPORARY PUBLIC OUTDOOR SCULPTURES IN FOUR SELECTED STATES IN WESTERN NIGERIA
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2010
Authors
HASSAN, BAMISILE HAMMED
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Abstract
Public outdoor sculptures are a common sight at various locations, like roundabouts,
road junctions, open streets, parks and so on, in Oyo, Ondo, Osun, and Ekiti states of
Nigeria. A survey of these sculptures has revealed that, the sculptures are not
subjected to proper maintenance measures. The study on appraisal of contemporary
public outdoor sculptures is carried out to: identify the functions of public outdoor
sculptures in the selected states, ascertain if the public sculptures have achieved the
purpose for which they are made, examine the ways in which the sculptures are
maintained, and provide a scholarly document on public outdoor sculptures in Oyo,
Osun, Ondo, and Ekiti states. All sculptures that were identified in the selected states
were discussed and analysed, and subsequently documented. It was discovered that,
the sculptures were commissioned to perform some specific functions in the
communities, for instance, they serve as custodians of history of the communities
that house them, and also serve as means of immortalising great heroes and heroine.
The study also brought to limelight that, many of the sculptures were not well
maintained and no authority was identified to be incharge of their maintenance.
Based on these, therefore, the study recommends that: Government should enact
laws that will protect the sculptures from being mishandled by the public and
community Associations should liaise with the government and periodically
maintain the sculptures.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINE
ARTS, FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, AHMADU
BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTERS
DEGREE IN ART HISTORY
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STUDY,, CONTEMPORARY PUBLIC OUTDOOR SCULPTURES,, SELECTED STATES,, WESTERN NIGERIA,