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Emmanuel Ojebola
Between Absence and Memory -21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Africa, People

2024

$3,500
£2,642.41
€3,092.76
CA$4,973.50
A$5,058.52
CHF 2,892.55
MX$61,186.98
NOK 33,891.02
SEK 33,882.88
DKK 23,120.11

About the Item

Between Absence and Memory explores the fragile space where presence lingers even after it is gone. Through the dialogue of figures and silhouettes, the work reveals how absence is never truly empty but charged with memory, the echo of lives, voices, and histories that continue to shape us. The unpainted forms become vessels of silence, suggesting that what is unseen can still hold the deepest weight of human experience. This series reflects on the resilience of memory as both a personal and collective force. It speaks to the way we carry traces of those who have passed, and how their essence remains woven into our identities, our traditions, and our daily survival. In honoring what is absent, Between Absence and Memory becomes both a meditation on loss and a testament to continuity, a reminder that memory is the bridge that keeps us rooted while we move forward. Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity About Artist Emmanuel Ojebola was born in southwest Nigeria, Eruwa, Oyo state, in the late 90s. He had his secondary education in the Baptist Model High School, Sango Eruwa, where he developed his interest in the arts during the course of his junior secondary school education. His interest in art came from learning from his then-creative art teacher (Mr. Segun Adesope) before proceeding to improve his art skills at the Ibarapa Polytechnic Eruwa. He loves to work with mixed media, but mainly with coffee, acrylic, and oil. His passion for African black women and children, with the childhood care he got from his mother during his childhood days, is an inexhaustible source of inspiration. He believes women are Virgos and sees them as gods here on earth. He sees himself as a creator who uses his coffee to create human figures with depth and meaningful art pieces. Emmanuel Ojebola now practices as a full-time studio artist with a well-known and talented artist, Oluwole Omofemi. And he sees the likes of Cesar Santos, Eddie Filer, and Oluwole Omofemi as inspirational figures. He sees his art as a part of him and a way for him to express the way he sees the world and its beauty.

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