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Josephine and her dress of many colors by REWA (Rewa Ugoji, Nigerian) - Acrylic and ink on canvas / 2019 - Rele Arts Foundation (Lagos, Nigeria) #womeninart #art #acrylicpainting #REWA #NigerianArt #ReleArtsFoundation #womensart #womenpaintingwomen #womanartist #femaleartist #NigerianArtist #fineart
This wonderful stylized portrait depicts a young Nigerian woman in vibrant, patterned clothing seated on a gray floor with her hands clasped on her feet, set against a backdrop of a simple off-white wall and vines of trailing red leaves. Her skin is rendered in a cubist style, broken down into geometric shapes and patches of color – light blues, tans, creams, and browns, all blended to create a sense of depth and form. She has dark hair pulled back into a high bun decorated with yellow accents and she wears a single earring. The cubist approach to the figure's form contrasts with the folk-art feel of the clothing's decoration, creating a unique aesthetic. Nigerian visual artist REWA (Rewa Ugoji) creates work that represents and glorifies women in their numerous forms; as goddesses, as travelers and most recently, as inexorable forces behind naming rites of the Igbo culture (primarily from southeastern Nigeria). Never having received formal art training, REWA is self-taught and developed her innate talent from a very early age. Growing up, her father encouraged her creative drive, his expansive art collection from West Africa, providing further impetus for her development. She finds that her spirit is moved by what she refers to as "depicted sentience" and through the celebration of the female form and bright, vivid colors. Her preferred medium of acrylics and ink on canvas provide the immediacy, proximity and transparency to express her most personal experiences and influences living between Lagos, London and Johannesburg, cities she considers home. Her hope is that one day, my work will be included in art historical dialogue about Africa and specifically Nigeria, beyond the confines of the wide-reaching Contemporary African Art designation."
March 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM