In bold, vibrant paintings, the artists invoke familiar traditions in figuration while employing techniques that defamiliarize the painted body. Depicting a range of subjects in various moods and settings, the paintings explore themes of mutual dependence and the varied, often unpredictable ways lives, stories and struggles intersect.
Using acrylics, enamel and watercolor, Dennis Onofua dramatizes the enclosed spaces of an intimate relationship, depicting single and entangled subjects in moments of vulnerability.
Continuing with the themes of his ongoing series, Victims, Oluwaseun Akinlo draws attention to the flow of daily life in underserved communities and to the people who strive for their betterment.