Iwalewa Gallery

Rhythms Of The Continent 1996

Jimoh Buraimoh

Acrylic on Canva/Arcrylic paintings.

60 x 72 Inches (152.4 × 182.9 cm)

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...

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.

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About the work
  • Dimension: 60 x 72 Inches(152.4 × 182.9 cm)
  • Material: Painting
  • Category: Arcrylic paintings
  • Signature: Hand signed by artist.
  • Frame: Optional.
Jimoh Buraimoh, 1943, Nigeria.

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.