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Kunle Filani : ウィキペディア英語版 | Kunle Filani
Emmanuel Olakunle Filani (born 8 September 1957) is a Nigerian educator and artist. His works are closely identified with the school of thought named Onaism; Onaism is an art movement that is based on the fusion of the designs, ornamentation and motifs found in traditional Yoruba carvings and textiles with modern art pieces such as drawings and paintings.〔Mufu Onifade (2 November 2007), (Garlands for master-artist, Filani ) ''The Nation''.〕 Filani is also a lecturer and an administrator – he served as a former provost of the Federal College of Education, Osiele, Abeokuta. ==Early life and education== Filani was born 8 September 1957 to a polygamous family,〔Ademuleya, B., Onipede, A., Azeez, A., & Culture and Creative Art Forum. (2007). Kunle Filani: Artist, critic and art administrator. Lagos: Culture and Creative Art Forum (CCAF)〕 his father Jacob Ogunmoroti Filani was a native of Ikole-Ekiti in Ekiti State, he was a civil servant who worked in the municipal government council while his mother was a teacher.〔http://nationalmirroronline.net/new/we-must-preserve-our-culture-from-being-influenced-kunle-filani/〕 His father died in 1975 when Filani was 17 years old. Due to his father's job, the family lived in various towns when he was a young child. He completed his primary education at Bishop Akinyele Primary School, Ibadan (1967-1969) and St Peter's Primary School, Ikole (1969). He attended Doherty Memorial Grammar School in Ijero Ekiti with his brother, fellow artist Tolu Filani. While in Form 2, the school provided a classroom for students inclined towards artistic activities and subsequently hired an arts teacher to manage the class.〔 He finished secondary education in 1974 and briefly worked for two years as a clerk at the Lafarge Cement plant in Ewekoro. From 1976-1980, he studied at Obafemi Awolowo University where he earned a degree in Fine Arts. At Ife, he was taught by some faculty staff that included Babatunde Lawal, Munio Makuchi, Agbo Folarin and Rowland Abiodun. It was at the university he met some of his fellow artists such as Moyo Okediji and Moyo Ogundipe; together they later went on to form the Ona art movement in the late 1980s. He also developed an interest in petro-polystyrene experimentaton at Ife. He obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Benin, as part of his fullfilment for the completion of the degree, he staged an academic exhibition entitled 'A Trip to Wonderland'. He also developed skills in contrast composition and printmaking. Filani later earned a doctoral degree in Visual Arts from University of Ibadan in 2002.
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