The Artist and His responsibility to His Society: Mufu Onifade and the Emergence of Araism

Abstract

Alot of Artists in this modern time loose sight of the fact that the artist owes a social responsibility to his society. This attitude has led some members of the society to view art as mere entertainment without much social commitment, in view of this problem, the study examines the life and works of Mufu Onifide as an example of a contemporary Nigerian artist who has lived up to this societal expectation. This paper establishes that the artist is a product of a society to which he is responsible to. Using Araism Art Movement. The work captures the moral role of artists, first, to themselves and secondly to their society.