Gratitude
Gratitude
Gratitude
Gratitude

Joy Labinjo

Gratitude, 2024140 x 160cmSign in to view price
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oil and charcoal on canvas, uniqueTiwani Contemporary
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This vibrant and boldly composed painting features an expressive portrayal of a man with distinct facial features. The vibrant green background and the man's striking blue and yellow attire create a visually captivating scene. The artist's use of angular shapes and bold brushstrokes gives the piece a dynamic, contemporary feel. The subject's pensive expression and the inclusion of coffee cups suggest themes of modern urban life and its associated stresses. The artwork's distinctive style and subject matter likely reflect the artist's intention to capture a slice of contemporary society through a unique, stylized lens. ...

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Joy Labinjo
Artist
Joy Labinjo
B.1994, British

Joy Labinjo’s large-scale figurative paintings often depict intimate scenes of historical and contemporary life, both real and imagined and often based on figures appearing in personal and archival imagery that include family photographs, found images and historical material. In the past, she has explored themes including but not limited to identity, political voice, power, Blackness, race, history, community and family and their role in contemporary experience. Her work presents fresh and arresting compositions of colour, pattern and motifs: key signatures of Labinjo’s work. Fundamentally, at the heart of Labinjo’s practice is a bold interest in storytelling and ultimately, people’s lives. Exploring multiple modes of representation including abstraction, naturalism, flatness and graphic patterns, Labinjo’s ‘collage aesthetic’ comprises an eclectic visual vocabulary and mixed painterly techniques which echo her experience of multiple identities – growing up Black, British, Nigerian in the 90s and early 00s. ...

Joy Labinjo: Artworks
Tropic Snow 1
Joy Labinjo
Tropic Snow 1, 2024
1 x 59.4cm
Gratitude
Joy Labinjo
Gratitude, 2024
140 x 160cm
Tiwani Contemporary
Gallery
Tiwani Contemporary
Lagos, London

Founded in London in 2011 by Maria Varnava, Tiwani Contemporary exhibits and represents international contemporary artists. Specifically, the gallery champions artists from Africa and its diaspora. To celebrate its 10-year anniversary, in February 2022 Tiwani Contemporary launched a purpose-built 2,000sq ft space on Victoria Island, Lagos. For Maria Varnava, who grew up in Nigeria, this is considered a homecoming. Besides its regular programme of exhibitions, Tiwani Contemporary Lagos collaborates with G.A.S –Guest Artists Space–, Yinka Shonibare’s Foundation, to offer residencies for international artists from the programme who are interested in expanding their creative practice and exchanging with local artists. The gallery aims to collaborate and contribute to the arts ecosystem in Lagos through its programme of exhibitions, talks and publications. The gallery is a regular exhibitor at Art X Lagos. Meanwhile, Tiwani Contemporary runs a programme of exhibitions in London and its programme of International Art Fairs. ...

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