Celebrating Creativity - Jane Michael x Popartii For Sao And The Muse 3

I haven’t done a celebrating creativity post in a while and I didn’t think that I’ll be doing one anytime soon. But I attended the Sao and the muse 3 private viewing the other day and immediately knew that was going to be changing soon.

Sao and the muse is an annual “creative showcase” featuring young artists in Lagos, Nigeria.

For something that is currently in its third year and with my active involvement in the creative scene in Lagos, I’m not sure why I waited this long to attend one.

I figured that it would be like every other art exhibition – you know the typical walk around, look at art I can’t afford, do a bit of mingling and picture snapping and call it a day.

But Sao and the muse is a whole different ball game. It wasn’t your typical art exhibition at all, there were literally displays of creativity everywhere and I’m not referring to just art pieces or paintings.

From runway setups to look like heaven, a vintage Lagos home installation, a happy room full of vibrant yellow colors to a superb DJ bringing the whole place to life with music. It was all the vibe I needed to kick-start this celebrating creativity segment of my blog again.There were lots of exhibiting artists and installations for this year’s Sao and the muse but my main focus in this post is the exhibit “Ulo” by Fashion stylist/designer Jane Michael and Urban fashion brand/artist Popartii.

Popartii and Jane Michael are two of my favorite “creatives” and I was excited to see what they were putting out.

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Ulo is the igbo word for “house”. According to the artists, the installation was inspired by the Nigerian vintage style of living and I could definitely relate with every single piece in the house.

It reminded me of my childhood as a 90’s kid but in a more colorful and artistic setup.

The vibrant colors also made for a perfect back drop for pictures and I can’t wait to share my “ootd” with you guys in my next style diary post.