J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere: Photographs
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (985 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3908247306 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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-- The New York Times, March 16, 2001 --Holland Cotter. …elegant pictures…are less anthropological field studies than records of an astonishngly varied and sophisticated species of abstract sculpture
Detailed captions tell us by whom and for which occasion a particular hairdo was worn, leading the reader into a previously unfamiliar social milieu. No other aspect of fashion is as fleeting and ephemeral as hairstyles. They provide and unexpected insight into Nigerian culture. But Ojeikere's photographs do not merely purvey aesthetic pleasures. In an exhaustive text Ojeikere recounts his life as a photographer, giving us a glimpse of the nascent African mass media culture of the 60's and 70's.. 'Okhai Ojeikere (born 1930), who worked as an advertising photographer for most of his life, has documented the hairstyles of his native Nigeria in painstaking detail for over thirty years. Plaited, braided, in buns, in towering tresses: In Ojeikere's photographs hair reveals its sculptural qualities. Whereas we might ponder the length of hemlines and the fabric du jour, hair often escapes the passionate fashi
"J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere: Photographs" according to A Customer. This is more than a coffee table book. One may pick up Ojeikere's book out of curiosity. However I guarantee that when you put it down you will have a broader sense of what cultural objects and practices can provide meaningful insight into a society. In relatively little text, Ojeikere's clearly explains the importance of Nigerian hair sculpture as a mode of cultural expression and documentation. The book captures fifty years of Nigerian women's hairstyles and represents only a fraction of his collection of hairstyle photographs which numbers in the thousands. Since it covers se. Great Hair Pics I am Nigerian-American and have natural (virgin) hair. I bought this book to get style ideas. The quality of the pictures are great and the styles are interesting and beautiful. Most of the styles wouldn't be accepted in the average American office though but could probably be modified. This also makes a nice coffee table book, as the book cover is attractive and the photographs are actually artistic. I only wish that it had a little more text with more background information.. "Collector's item" according to Obi Tabansi Onyeaso. The trove of photographs taken by J.D. Ojeikere in this very readable coffee table book -compiled in collaboration with Andre Magnin and Elizabeth Akuyo Oyairo- is enchanting to say a least. It conjures memories of a time when traditional hair-styling for African women was a high art form. A good addition to any collector's library.
J.D. . 'Okhai Ojeikere was born 1930 in Nigeria and has worked as an advertising photographer for most of his life. Ojeikere's refined and stylish photographs illustrate how what may appear as mere surface can be an expression of a culture's innermost uniqueness. He has documented the hairstyles of Nigeria in painstaking detail for over thirty years