Timothy Martin

Timothy Martin is a classically trained fine artist who first gained widespread recognition when he was selected by Tiffany & Company to display artwork in its Manhattan flagship on Fifth Avenue. Since that time Martin’s renown has spread internationally with the publication of dozens of reproductions of his often whimsical work, as well as exhibitions from New York to Paris. Timothy Martin’s paintings continue to enchant audiences worldwide. Chairs that charm, phantasmagorical furniture, musical instruments that mesmerise and tantalising teapots.
 

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Timothy Martin

Timothy Martin is a classically trained fine artist who first gained widespread recognition when he was selected by Tiffany & Company to display artwork in its Manhattan flagship on Fifth Avenue. Since that time Martin’s renown has spread internationally with the publication of dozens of reproductions of his often whimsical work, as well as exhibitions from New York to Paris. Timothy Martin’s paintings continue to enchant audiences worldwide. Chairs that charm, phantasmagorical furniture, musical instruments that mesmerise and tantalising teapots.
 

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Chidi Okoye

Nigerian born Chidi A. Okoye graduated with a distinction in sculpture from the Institute of Management and Technology in Enugu, Nigeria, in 1988. For the next six years he taught sculpture and drawing at Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra State, Nigeria. During this period, he created an outstanding collection, not only sculpting, but painting and writing as well.  Okoye is as famous for his poetry as for his painting and sculpture. In 1994 Okoye moved to Vancouver, Canada, where he immediately became involved in a number of projects promoting international artistic exchange and was a leading light in the local Black creative community. Okoye believes that his art offers him a chance of relating to his environment, complementing the beauty of nature with man-made forms and images, which spring from his ancestral culture. He combines the strength, uniqueness and dynamism of his heritage with a technically skilled understanding of the power of forms, feeling and materials to create works, which continue to thrill audiences. The wide appeal of his works seems to lie in its identifiably African approach to colours and lines, but with an ability to turn his distinctive style to a wide rage of subjects. Okoye’s paintings and sculpture have been praised for their capacity to raise awareness of important socio-political issues without resorting to militancy.


"Drum Sisters"


"Mother's Dance"

Chidi Okoye

Nigerian born Chidi A. Okoye graduated with a distinction in sculpture from the Institute of Management and Technology in Enugu, Nigeria, in 1988. For the next six years he taught sculpture and drawing at Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra State, Nigeria. During this period, he created an outstanding collection, not only sculpting, but painting and writing as well.  Okoye is as famous for his poetry as for his painting and sculpture. In 1994 Okoye moved to Vancouver, Canada, where he immediately became involved in a number of projects promoting international artistic exchange and was a leading light in the local Black creative community. Okoye believes that his art offers him a chance of relating to his environment, complementing the beauty of nature with man-made forms and images, which spring from his ancestral culture. He combines the strength, uniqueness and dynamism of his heritage with a technically skilled understanding of the power of forms, feeling and materials to create works, which continue to thrill audiences. The wide appeal of his works seems to lie in its identifiably African approach to colours and lines, but with an ability to turn his distinctive style to a wide rage of subjects. Okoye’s paintings and sculpture have been praised for their capacity to raise awareness of important socio-political issues without resorting to militancy.


"Drum Sisters"


"Mother's Dance"

Chidi Okoye | Healing Dance

 

We've been engulfed in a dance of hate to appease self swam in pools of confusion
to find solace cultivated in land of vengeance, to be at peace and dread the harvest of sin. 
We have drowned spirit of joy to create sorrow and solitude of self in attempt to stay king in world of selfishness 
Stepped on souls of meek and weak brutalized heads on our way to the top to be rewarded by nature. 
Look up to the moon and sacred mountains of the sky. Listen to the songs of sacred land.
Feel the healing wind of sea. Step into the vibrations of energizing songs of sun.
Let's dance beyond rhythm of sorrow. Lift our legs and hands in praise of life.
Dance to the wind of drums for the rejuvenation of souls. 

Chidi Okoye | Healing Dance

 

We've been engulfed in a dance of hate to appease self swam in pools of confusion
to find solace cultivated in land of vengeance, to be at peace and dread the harvest of sin. 
We have drowned spirit of joy to create sorrow and solitude of self in attempt to stay king in world of selfishness 
Stepped on souls of meek and weak brutalized heads on our way to the top to be rewarded by nature. 
Look up to the moon and sacred mountains of the sky. Listen to the songs of sacred land.
Feel the healing wind of sea. Step into the vibrations of energizing songs of sun.
Let's dance beyond rhythm of sorrow. Lift our legs and hands in praise of life.
Dance to the wind of drums for the rejuvenation of souls.