Ben Enwonwu
 Ben Enwonwu | |
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| Rayuwa | |
| Cikakken suna | Odinigwe Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu |
| Haihuwa | Onitsha, 14 ga Yuli, 1921 |
| ƙasa | Najeriya |
| Ƙabila | Afirkawan Amurka |
| Harshen uwa | Harshen, Ibo |
| Mutuwa | Ikoyi, 5 ga Faburairu, 1994 |
| Karatu | |
| Makaranta |
Goldsmiths, University of London (mul)  Kwalejin Gwamnati Umuahia Slade School of Fine Art (en) |
| Harsuna |
Turanci Harshen, Ibo |
| Sana'a | |
| Sana'a |
painter (en) da mai sassakawa |
| Employers | Kamfanin Royal Niger |
| Kyaututtuka | |
| Wanda ya ja hankalinsa | Aina Onabolu |
Ana yiwa Ben Enwonwu kallon uban zamani na Najeriya. Ayyukansa sun taka muhimmiyar rawa wajen inganta fasahar Afirka a fagen duniya. Shahararriyar sassaken Enwonwu, "Anyanwu," yana nuna alamar rana kuma yana nuna gwanintarsa na haɗa kayan ado na gargajiya na Afirka tare da tasirin yammacin Turai. Ya kuma shahara da zane-zanen da ya dauki nauyin al'adu da tarihin Najeriya. Gadon fasaha na Enwonwu na ci gaba da zaburarwa da tasiri ga masu fasahar Afirka na zamani. Ben Enwonwu (1917–1994) yana daga cikin fitattun masu fasaha na Najeriya da nahiyar Afirka gaba ɗaya. An haife shi a garin Onitsha, Jihar Anambra, Najeriya. Mahaifinsa mai sassaka ne na gargajiya daga kabilar Igbo, abin da ya sa Enwonwu ya fara koyon fasahar sassaka tun yana ƙarami.
Ya yi karatu a makarantu daban-daban a Najeriya kafin ya samu gurbin karatu a Birtaniya, inda ya yi karatu a fannin zane da sassaka. Bayan kammala karatunsa, ya zama ɗaya daga cikin 'yan Afirka na farko da suka samu shahara a fagen fasaha na duniya.
Ayyukansa
Ben Enwonwu ya yi fice a fannoni da dama, musamman:
Sassaka da tagulla, itace da siminti.
Zane-zanen mutane da al'adun Afirka.
Haɗa salon gargajiyar Afirka da na Turai, wanda ya ba ayyukansa salo na musamman.
Daga cikin shahararrun ayyukansa akwai sassaken Anyanwu, wanda ke wakiltar rana, haske, bege da farfaɗowar Afirka. Wannan sassaka ta zama ɗaya daga cikin fitattun alamomin fasahar Afirka a duniya.
Sarauniya Elizabeth II
A shekarar 1956, Ben Enwonwu ya zana hoton Elizabeth II bayan ziyararta Najeriya. Wannan ya ƙara masa farin jini a duniya kuma ya nuna yadda ake girmama ƙwarewarsa.
Gudummawarsa ga fasaha
Ana kallon Ben Enwonwu a matsayin uban fasahar zamani ta Najeriya, domin ya taimaka wajen:
Bunƙasa fasahar zamani a Najeriya.
Nuna kyawun al'adun Afirka ta hanyar fasaha.
Horar da matasa masu fasaha da ƙarfafa su.
Ɗaga martabar fasahar Afirka a manyan gidajen tarihi da nune-nunen duniya.
Lambobin yabo
A tsawon rayuwarsa ya samu lambobin yabo da girmamawa daga Najeriya da ƙasashen waje saboda gudummawar da ya bayar ga fasaha da al'adu.
Rasuwa da gadonsa
Ben Enwonwu ya rasu a shekarar 1994, amma har yanzu ana ci gaba da nuna ayyukansa a gidajen tarihi da nune-nunen fasaha a sassa daban-daban na duniya. Wasu daga cikin sassakarsa da zanensa sun zama daga cikin ayyukan fasaha mafi daraja da aka taɓa samarwa daga Afirka.
A yau, Ben Enwonwu yana ci gaba da zama abin koyi ga masu zane da masu sassaka, kuma ana ɗaukarsa a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin manyan jagororin fasahar Afirka na ƙarni na 20.