Born in 3rd April 1943 in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria, Chief Jimoh Buraimoh is one of the most influential artists to emerge from the 1960�s experimental workshops known as the Osogbo School of Art. Characteristic of the Osogbo movement, his work intermingles western media and Yoruba style and motif. Prolific in oil painting and etching, as well as his signature...
Born in 3rd April 1943 in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria, Chief Jimoh Buraimoh is one of the most influential artists to emerge from the 1960�s experimental workshops known as the Osogbo School of Art. Characteristic of the Osogbo movement, his work intermingles western media and Yoruba style and motif. Prolific in oil painting and etching, as well as his signature bead paintings and mosaic murals, Buraimoh is among distinguished artists permanently displayed at the Smithsonian Museum
of African Art in Washington, DC. In addition to his smaller works, his colorful large-scale mosaic murals adorn public areas in Nigeria, Europe and the United States.
Jimoh Buraimoh
In bold, abstract forms, the father and mother rise like sheltering trees-tall, protective, powerful. Beneath them, three smaller figures rest like blooming branches, held within their presence. The Roots and the Branches is a visual metaphor for family where love is not always spoken, but always felt. Through distortion and form, the painting reveals strength, unity, and the quiet beauty of belonging.
Jimoh Buraimoh
This is not just a painting, it's a conversation with the unseen. Beneath the Surface dives into layers of colour, form, and raw emotion. There are no clear figures, yet something familiar stirs. The work invites you to get lost, to feel, to question. It holds silence and chaos in equal measure, echoing the complexity of thought, memory, and identity. Every brushstroke hides a truth you can only feel.
Jimoh Buraimoh
Three figures emerge through shapes and colour undefined, yet undeniably connected. In The Third Voice, presence is felt more than seen, as each form balances the other in silent harmony. This abstract piece speaks of unity, distance, and the invisible threads that bind us, even when faces are hidden and lines are blurred.
Jimoh Buraimoh
Bold lines. Vibrant patterns. Echoes of drums in every stroke. Rhythms of the Continent is an abstract expression of Africa's spirit unbound by form, yet deeply rooted in story. The piece pulses with ancestral energy, where colours speak louder than figures, and movement replaces language. It's not meant to explain it's meant to feel.
