Yenagoa—In recent times, the creative industry has been experiencing astronomical growth, all thanks to the power of ingenuity.
Raphael Wilcox, a talented artist and native of Otuasega community in Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa State, says right from his childhood, he has always been drawn to art.
In an exclusive interview with mangrovepen.ng, Wilcox stated that for as long as he can remember, he has always had the desire and passion to create something.
According to him, “My Dad never liked the idea that I was not going the direction he wanted me to go.
“He did everything he could to redirect me to the medical field. He is a pharmacist, but I became even more rebellious because I found purpose in art.”
Wilcox, who is based in Yenagoa, the state capital, averred that “art can help solve a lot of problems. I believed then and still do now that art can fix a lot of problems and people.
“It was art that set me straight whenever I was going astray. I couldn’t let my dreams and visions die because I knew early that it was my responsibility to help others that had my kind of challenges find their way through art.”
Narrating some of his challenges, Wilcox stated that, “everything that comes to my mind can be fixed with money because we have the ideas.
“I always have the challenge of getting resources, tools, materials to make artworks that are needed in virtually every home and company, even publicity would still require finance as you know.
Wilcox who stated that he sees himself imparting the world through art, exporting made in Bayelsa creative contents and excelling professionally, also advised youths to think out of the box.
His words, “I would love to charge youths like myself to start thinking outside the box.
“You truly can’t keep doing the same thing and expect a different result, it’s not good enough to have good ideas.
“We should start seeing the need to individually formulate a sustainable fire to the problem of youth restiveness, vice and idle behaviour.
