Iwalewa Gallery

The Roots And The Branches 1996

Jimoh Buraimoh

Acrylic on Canva/Arcrylic paintings.

60 x 72 Inches (152.4 × 182.9 cm)

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...

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.

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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.