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The Oshogbo School Art Movement
Prince (Chief) Twins Seven Seven (1944-2011) was one of the founding artists of the Oshogbo Movement, which started in the 1960s in the Yoruba city of Oshogbo in southwestern Nigeria. The original Oshogbo artists began their careers in workshops organized by University of Ibadan Professor, Ulli Beier, and theater director, Duro Ladipo. The most successful workshops were taught by British artist, Georgina Betz (later Georgina Beier) and Austrian artist, Suzanne Wenger. The "original" Oshogbo artists include Jacob Afolabi, Ashiru Olatunde, Jinadu Oladapo, Rufus Ogundele, Adebisi Fabunmi, Jimoh Buraimoh, Twins Seven Seven, Muraina Oyelami, and Yinka Adeyemi. Ulli Beier recounts his first-hand experience with the original workshops in his book "Contemporary African Art" published in 1968.

Second generation Oshogbo artists studied in the studios of the original artists e.g. Tunde Odunlade studied with Yinka Adeyemi and Nike Davies-Okundaye came from Twins Seven Seven's studio. Other second and third generation artists include: Kola Adeyemi, Tunde Ogundele, Isaac Akindele, Prince Layi Orogun Ademoiroye, Yekini Folorunso, Toyin Folorunso,, Aremu Jimoh, Rahmon Olugunna, Phillip Olufemi Babarinlo, Adeniji Adeyemi and a host of other talented painters, sculptors and musicians. Prince (Chief) Twins Seven Seven was designated the UNESCO Artist for Peace in 2005.

The Oshogbo Movement was similar in origins to the Shona carvers in East Africa whose style and origins go back to workshops conducted in to the  terracotta School of Sculptural Artists of the 10th century Yorubaland. Oshogbo School of Arts Movement has influenced Oyotunji African Kingdom founded by king Efuntola Adefunmi in 1970 and Iwalewa House of the Bayreuth University, founded by Ulli Beier in 1981.

The Oshogbo School of Arts Movement has today made the city of Oshogbo the Arts Centre of the world. There are arts shops almost every street in the city. It has resuscitated the aesthetics of arts in Yorubaland, enticing hundreds of tourists to the city every year. Additionally, it has an impact on the Yoruba cultural/folk philosophy.