“I am motivated by the double standards of Kenyan life,” he admits. “I just love Nairobi to bits. It has so much to talk about as an artist or creative person. I Iove to document the lives of the Kenyan population.” Michael’s paintings, which are mostly produced from acrylics on canvas look funny and slightly comical and cartoon-ish at first sight. However, underneath the simultaneously oversimplified and exaggerated physical features of his subjects lies a deeper understanding of the complex nuances of public and private social relationships. Each work of art is more than certain to leave his audiences highly engaged in thought, and publicly or mentally deliberating the themes he cheekily addresses. Corruption, socio-political matters, Chinese involvement and interest in Kenyan affairs, the treatment of women sex workers, sex tourism and many other social engagements that he observes in Kenya. @michaelsoistudio is currently in Accra preparing for a collaborative show with @brightackwerh at @gallery1957 on April 12, 2018. The show titled "almost true" will be curated by Dr. @odurofrimpong. . . 📷: Nana Osei - 2018 . . #accra #ghana #africa #art #kenya #nairobi #painting #contemporaryart #exhibition #gallery1957 #michaelsoi #satire #streetstyle #artphotography #ashantiimmigrant #everydayafrica #dynamicafrica #artnewsafrica #accrawedey (at Gallery 1957)
