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The Backfire Effect

(2017)

125 x 200 cm

oil and ink on linen

#artists on tumblr #london artists #1970s Nigeria #boarding school #Nigerian school girls

Letting the cat out of the bag

(2017)

200 x 155 cm

oil, ink and xerox transfer on linen

Everything is Illuminated (and Declining in Value)

(2016)

170 x 130 cm

Oil, ink and xerox transfer on canvas

#artists on tumblr #oil painting #contemporary artist #Contemporary Painting #brexit #boris johnson #70s London #england #britain

The Pseudo Sacrifice

(2016)

135 x 200 cm

oil and ink on canvas

#contemporary artist #Contemporary Painting #oil painting #acrylic ink #70s nyc #artists on tumblr

Keep Your Eyes Peeled

(2016)

200 x 240 cm

Oil, ink and xerox transfer on canvas

#contemporary artist #Contemporary Painting #oil painting #xerox transfers #70s nyc #artists on tumblr

Moonage Daydream

(2016)

200 x 170 cm

Oil, ink and xerox transfer on canvas

#contemporary artist #Contemporary Painting #david bowie #rip #artists on tumblr #xerox transfer

Take with a Pinch of Salt

(2015)

145 x 190 cm

oil, ink and xerox transfer on canvas

#contemporary artist #Contemporary Painting #oil painting #xerox transfer #artists on tumblr

Ticket to Ride

(2015)

145 x 180 cm

oil, ink and xerox transfer on canvas

#Contemporary Painting #contemporary artist #xerox transfer #artists on tumblr

The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret

(2015)

135 x 175 cm

Oil, ink and xerox transfer on canvas

#contemporary artist #Contemporary Painting #nigerian hairstyles #xerox transfers #artists on tumblr

Anaborhi (Threading)

(2015)

70 x 50 cm

oil on canvas

Part of my series entitled: 'Encyclopedia of Hair: Traditional Hairstyles'

Source image is from a photo essay photographer Eliot Elisofon did for Life Magazine in 1972.

#urhobo names #black woman artist #Contemporary Painting #portrait painting #nigerian hairstyles #oil painting #oil on canvas #hair threading #artists on tumblr #nigerian artist #london artists

Onajite (Bantu Knots)

(2015)

70 x 50 cm

oil on canvas

Part of my series entitled: 'Encyclopedia of Hair: Traditional Hairstyles'

Source image is from a photo essay photographer Eliot Elisofon did for Life Magazine in 1972.

#Contemporary Painting #portrait painting #nigerian hairstyles #nigerian artist #london artists #oil on canvas #black woman artist #bantu knots

Oghenetega (Threading)

(2015)

70 x 50 cm

oil on canvas

Part of my series entitled: 'Encyclopedia of Hair: Traditional Hairstyles'

Source image is from a photo essay photographer Eliot Elisofon did for Life Magazine in 1972.

#hair threading #nigerian hairstyles #contemporary artist #black woman artist #nigerian artist #london artists #portrait painting

Efeturi (Hair knotting with thread)

(2015)

70 x 50 cm

oil on canvas

Part of my series entitled: 'Encyclopedia of Hair: Traditional Hairstyles'

Source image is from a photo essay photographer Eliot Elisofon did for Life Magazine in 1972.

#contemporary artist #portrait painting #oil on canvas #traditional hairstyle #black woman artist #nigerian artist #london artists

Aggressive Politeness (For Emory)

(2015)

200x190 cm

oil, ink and xerox transfer on canvas

#black woman artist #Contemporary Painting #emory douglas #black panther newspaper #nigerian artist #london artists #artists on tumblr #figurative painting #the supremes #Diana Ross and The Supremes

Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before

(2015)

165 x 200 cm

oil, ink and xerox transfer on canvas

#Contemporary Painting #contemporary artist #democratic republic of congo #1970s #dancing #black woman artist #nigerian artist #london artists

The Conversation

(2015)

170 x 200 cm

Oil, xerox transfer and ink on canvas

Painting is loosely influenced by the Surinamese writer Astrid Roemer’s ‘drieling’ trilogy, and Marcel Camus’s 1959 film 'Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus)’

#contemporary artist #black orpheus #oil painting #black woman artist #xerox transfer #orfeu negro #astrid roemer #drieling

Shakara

(2015)

170 x 120 cm

Acrylic ink on canvas

Painting is loosely influenced by the Surinamese writer Astrid Roemer's 'drieling' trilogy

#Contemporary Painting #black woman artist #dancing #astrid roemer #drieling

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