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Ruth Ige Quotes

born 1992 New Zealand

Ruth Ige (born 1992 in Nigeria) is a Nigerian-born painter based in Auckland, New Zealand. Her work was part of the major group exhibition Aotearoa Contemporary at Auckland Art Gallery in 2024.

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Random Ruth Ige quote

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It can convey sadness, but also renewal and hope at the same time. It can be otherworldly, but also familiar.

Everyone from the past, present and future could live together here. Life nor death could separate them. Nor could the borders between the heavens and the earth

I want there to be a conversation between the past, present, and future

The paintings are through her eyes and perspective

I have always carried that sense of imagination with me to adulthood

The figures in my painting are fictional… freedom is a mothering figure to them

I am not just focused on the future—I am still anchored to history and grounded in the present. I want to explore Blackness within all these time frames

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ruth Ige (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.