Iwalewa Gallery

Red Contemplation

Red Contemplation 2022

Olasunkanmi Oyelusi

Oil on canvas.

36 x 30 Inches (91.4 × 76.2 cm)

This artwork features a dominant red shape, contrasting with a dark backdrop and other vibrant colors to explore introspection and the emotional depth of the human spirit.

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About the work
  • Dimension: 36 x 30 Inches(91.4 × 76.2 cm)
  • Material: Painting
  • Category: Oil paintings
  • Signature: Hand signed by artist.
  • Frame: Optional.
Olasunkanmi Oyelusi, 1951, Nigeria.

Olasunkanmi Oyelusi is a Nigerian contemporary painter whose expressive mixed media works challenge boundaries between figuration, symbolism, and abstraction. A graduate of the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State (HND, Painting, 2013), Oyelusi has established a practice rooted in both traditional and experimental techniques. His visual language spans from thick impasto and palette knife textures to bold graphic gestures and symbolic...

Olasunkanmi Oyelusi is a Nigerian contemporary painter whose expressive mixed media works challenge boundaries between figuration, symbolism, and abstraction. A graduate of the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State (HND, Painting, 2013), Oyelusi has established a practice rooted in both traditional and experimental techniques.
His visual language spans from thick impasto and palette knife textures to bold graphic gestures and symbolic forms. In recent works, such as "The Gardner's wife", Oyelusi explores the psychological terrain of identity, mental fragmentation, and cultural tension. The figure, rendered in vivid neon strokes and fractured lines, merges urban angst with poetic imagery, sunflowers blooming defiantly from the body against a saturated magenta backdrop. Texts like "Peace of Mind" and "Adversary Babe" embedded in the piece further deepen its narrative tension.
Oyelusi's practice continues to evolve across series, incorporating anthropomorphic creatures, abstracted human forms, and raw emotionality. Despite the shifts in medium or tone, his work consistently engages with African identity, psychological resilience, and the beauty found in distortion.
He has participated in multiple exhibitions in Nigeria and abroad. His work speaks to a generation negotiating the past, resisting the present, and dreaming a reconstructed future.