Meet Civilized Villagrr: A man expressing his ideas and views through murals and art on his city walls

   

     Art is like the sun,it shines and brings light to the dark corners of our society and in our country Nigeria we can't deny the emerging of young hungry artists on the rage to take over the city for good with their talented gifts of art. Today we spoke with Chibikem Obasi popularly known as Civilized Villagrr who is on the path of greatness expressing his ideas through murals and street art.

Tell us about yourself?

yo i’m civilizedvillagrr, i’m artist, street muralist and an art director based in Lagos, Nigeria. i love creating & designing what so ever comes to my mind to create, was born 14th Dec. i play video games & basketball just for the fun of it.

As an artist, what does art mean to you as a person?

Art is a means of self-expression for me, i express myself creating mostly on walls, canvases & digitally, i also doodle. 

In our society ,art is less or not appreciated enough ,why do you think so and what can we do to bring back our art culture?

the way things are going on it’s going to be a lot harder even, but i can’t really speak for the masses we have a lot we are facing in our society. the best way we can bring back art culture; me, you and every other person needs to keep doing what we are doing and do the least supporting for artists in today’s society.

A follower of your art will see that you never repeat your designs ,what bells the cat for you?

 

i just try not to put so much pressure on myself, i paint what i see. we all use colors but how well? and also consistency putting in that work back to back.

As a creative it's hard juggling your passion and real life issues, where do you get ideas for your art ?

the most high first off then my environs i go about & see things the colors in lagos yo!! everyday when you step out you’d see funny things so i’m that kind of artist.

Are you a self taught artist or you went to an art school?

i’m self taught.

How do you determine the prices of your art?

the content & the size.

Did you always want to be an artist? How did your journey of art start?

yh i mean i had the idea of studying something entirely different, started of 2017 a friend asked me to create some pieces for his event that he had faith in my works im like oh wow, from there the spark ignited.

What role does an artist have to play in the society?

 i can’t really say, i mean we have the tag artists so i guess it’s just to use our skills to pass messages to the society

What's your most embarrassing moment?

 

oh can’t say, that’s just for me alone

What memorable responses have you had to your work?

ahh i’ve heard a lot, i’m still hearing but all praise to jah for the ones that’s been heard in total.