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Mustapha Garba Nadama

Department of Fine Art, Faculty of Environmental Design, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

mustaphagn@gmail.com
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Research Article Vol. 7, Issue 1

A Review of Reflected Landscape Paintings: The Nigerian Perspective

Gabriel Kyot Yabak*, Mustapha Garba Nadama

This paper examines selected reflected landscape paintings within the context of Nigerian contemporary art practice, with emphasis on the aesthetic, symbolic, and conceptual significance of water reflections in landscape representation. The study traces the historical development of landscape painting from the Western tradition to its emergence in ...

DOI: 10.67203/egghead.2026.xkmltxla
Apr, 2026 Vol. 7, Issue 1 1 views 1 downloads
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Research Article Vol. 6, Issue 1

Lines as Language: A Conceptual Approach to the Samaru Landscape in Contemporary Painting

Saleh Daniel Jabaka*, Mustapha Garba Nadama

This study investigates the role of line as a conceptual language in interpreting the Samaru landscape through painting. It explores the progression from realism to abstraction and conceptual reassembly, positioning line not merely as a structural device but as a medium of cultural and philosophical expression. Using a practice-based methodology, t...

DOI: 10.67203/egghead.2025.x1wpsauv
Nov, 2025 Vol. 6, Issue 1 1 views
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Research Article Vol. 6, Issue 1

A Visual Interplay of Cracks Metaphorically to Present Segregation in Conceptual Painting

Zumnan Moses Sekuk*, Mustapha Garba Nadama

This installation-based study investigates the intersection of conceptual art, site-specific installation, and socio-political critique by employing the metaphor of cracks to visualise segregation. Executed on and around a visibly cracked wall, the work unfolds in three interconnected parts that blend found objects, black-painted tree branches, and...

DOI: 10.67203/egghead.2025.4c2nso79
Nov, 2025 Vol. 6, Issue 1
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