PADLOCK

Padlock describes one of the artist's unique style of using clay in a manner that crudely and shrewdly reechoes, in the same breath, the nuances and consciousnesses of the pop art and non studio art culture in the post modern school of thought. The object's originality and characteristics is not compromised, and one is dramatically drawn to participate in their transformation from the simple forms we come across from day to day to rich creative expression of experiences we can all relate to. It consists of a large meshed aperture replica of a locked padlock of about 164cm in height and 103cm in width which is totally covered with pinches of stone ware clay from the top to the bottom.

The standard of the Nigerian economy is passing through a phase where the means of livelihood is becoming harder day by day and crime rates are on a larger scale .The artwork, padlock reflects the poor nature of our security, which is now a major cause for concern, since everyone seems to be adopting the maintenance culture, clinging tightly to the little they have in the face of the high cost of procuring newer once. Padlock stands as a symbol, a metaphor silently voicing out the dilemma of the poor man's only means of protecting and sustaining his meagre possessions.