Twins Seven Seven

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Prince Twins Seven Seven, born Prince Taiwo Olaniyi Wyewale-Toyeje Oyelale Osuntoki (1941 in Ogidi, Nigeria) is a Nigerian painter, sculptor and musician.

Prince Twins Seven-Seven began his career in the 1960s in workshops conducted by Ulli and Georgina Beier in Osogbo, a Yoruba town in southwestern Nigeria. Since then he has become one of the most well known artists of the Osogbo School. His work is influenced by traditional Yoruba mythology and culture, and creates a fantastic universe of humans, animals, plants and Yoruba gods.

He was designated UNESCO Artist for Peace on May 25, 2005 "“in recognition of his contribution to the promotion of dialogue and understanding among peoples, particularly in Africa and the African Diaspora”.[1]

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  1. ^ Prince Twins Seven-Seven Named UNESCO Artist for Peace

[edit] Available works by Twins Seven-Seven

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Twins Seven-Seven, "A Dreaming Life: An Autobiography of Chief Twins Seven-Seven, the Ekerin-Bashorun Atunluto of Ibadanland", Bayreuth: Bayreuth University Press, 1999. ISBN 9783927510616

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