Adebisi Fabunmi
Nigeria, 1946
Person TypeIndividual
BiographyAdebisi Fabunmi is one of the original members of the Oshogbo school in Nigeria. He started as a printmaker focused on producing black and white cities of all varieties. Among Fabunmi’s most innovative creations are yarn or wool paintings. Inspired by the work of the Huichol Indians of Mexico, he experimented with yarn, developing his own technique of affixing the yarn to a backing of heavy muslin or plywood. As his work progressed, Fabunmi used brighter colors. His subject matter includes themes related to traditional Yoruba life such as festivals, masquerades, musicians and acrobats.
