August 22, (THEWILL) –Â Septuagenarian and foremost Batik and Adire Textile designer, Chief Nike Okundaye has been appointed as an ambassador of the World Expo, which will take place in Busan, South Korea in 2030. The Ambassador of the Republic of South-Korea to Nigeria, Mr Kim Young-Chae, broke news to the designer during a visit to the Nike Art Gallery.
The World Expo is an international world fair scheduled to take place in 2030. The event will witness the presence of artists and designers from different parts of the world. It turned out to be a mini event as delegates from the embassy were in attendance.
Okundaye has paid her dues in the design and art world, she uses Adire and Bakit textiles for visual themes taken from Yoruba history and mythology. Some of her visual themes are also inspired by her life experience and dreams. Folklore figures are used to express her concerts portraying the Goddess of Osun. She also communicates ideologies and social norms placed on the female with her designs. And she teaches techniques of indigo cloth dying to rural women at her workshop.
