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Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé

Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé rather than just read about it. In short: Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé (born 1963) is a Nigerian-born British artist and scientist known for his Unmasking series which innovated with early 3D technology in the 1990s. A founding member of the Street Level Gallery in Glasgow and curator at the Cambridge Darkroom Gallery, Bamgboyé has been exhibiting internationally since the mid-1990s.

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Reference excerpt

Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé (born 1963) is a Nigerian-born British artist and scientist known for his Unmasking series which innovated with early 3D technology in the 1990s. A founding member of the Street Level Gallery in Glasgow and curator at the Cambridge Darkroom Gallery, Bamgboyé has been exhibiting internationally since the mid-1990s. In 1997, he attended documenta X, where he won international acclaim for his work Paradigm Shift: African Stories. Currently, he is a civil servant and member of the UK Government Science & Engineering Profession.

Early life and education Bamgboyé was born in Odo-Eku, Nigeria in 1963 as the second of seven children to Salome and Ezra Bamgboyé. In 1975, the family emigrated to Glasgow, Scotland. After 6 years in Scotland, the family moved back to Nigeria in 1981 while he remained in Scotland to continue his studies. In 1985, he received a Bachelors of Science in Chemical & Process Engineering (BSc) from the University of Strathclyde. He later attended the Slade School of Fine Art, graduating with a Master of Arts in Digital Media & Philosophy of Art in 1998. Bamgboyé was awarded three residencies: International Artist in Residence Awards at the Banff Centre and ArtPace in 1992 and 1999, respectively, and the Koninkrijk der Nederlanden Artist in Residence Scholarship from the V2_Lab and Witte de Wit in 2000.

The Unmasking series

The Unmasking series was developed and exhibited in three parts and, as noted in the Unmasking-3 Framework, was "a logical development of the artist's general inquiry into the prevalent issues of cultural ethics, the role of a future art practice, and finally making sense of the artist's interest in the intersection of technology, culture, art, philosophy and politics". First conceptualised when Bamgboyé was at Slade in 1998, it continued during his residency at ArtPace in 2000 and finally culminated in 2001 at Witte de With. Utilising cutting-edge technology for the era, Bamgboyé tested the boundaries of art ownership and commodification by scanning artefacts held in museums and notably the Queen Mother Head, a 16th-century bronze sculpture from Benin, Nigeria, held by the British Museum. He developed the series with scholars, computer programmers and scientists, publishing the Unmasking 3 Framework with coauthors David England and Ming Tai. Unmasking 3, as a research project and framework, was a joint collaboration with the Foundation for Creative Technology and V2_. As a lecturer at Bridge the Gap, he focused on his interest in quantum physics and its potential applications in his Unmasking series, the influence of which can be seen in his Yokohama installation of Unmasking-3.

Exhibitions

Publications Bamgboyé, Oladélé Ajiboyé (1 April 2000). Writings on Technology and Culture. Kunstinstituut Melly. Bamgboye, Oladele; England, David; Tai, Ming (2001). Unmasking 3-A Framework for the Interactive African Art Museum (Technical report). Retrieved 11 May 2023. Bamgboyé, Oladélé Ajiboyé (15 December 2000). Before & Beyond. Center for Contemporary Art, CCA Kitakyushu Kitakyushu, Japan.

Honours, awards and nominations Awarded the Richard Hough Prize for Photography (1992), Scotland. Awarded the Gulbenkian Foundation Grant (1993) Nominated for The Vincent van Gogh Biennial Award for Contemporary Art in Europe (2000)

Reviews and news Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé (review), Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art Interview with Oladélé A. Bamgboyé, Journal of Contemporary African Art ART IN REVIEW; Oladele Bamgboye, NY Times Oladélé Bamgboyé, The Unmasking, Part II and Earlier Photoworks, Time Out New York For a few euros more | Art and design, The Guardian Thick and thin, The Guardian Into Africa, artnet.com Magazine Oladélé Bamgboyé, The Unmasking, Part II, New York Arts Magazine From, Witte de With, centrum voor hedendaagse kunst Exhibition Histories - The Short Century, C& Oladele Bamgboye, Artist of the Month (article), New York Contemporary Art Report Anima Mundi (review), ETC Documenta X - Reclaiming the political project of the avant-garde, Third Text Moving In. Eight contemporary African artists, Flash Art International Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé, BE Magazin The White Aesthetic Necessitated by the 'Glasgow Miracle'

References

External links List of artist publications on WorldCat List of artist publications on Jisc Library Hub Discover

Illustrations

Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé: The Queen Mother Head, Unmasking 3, 2001. — The Queen Mother Head, Unmasking 3, 2001.

Worked examples

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé

In research: Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1963 births, Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art, Alumni of the University of Strathclyde, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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