Nzogbu Nzogbu, 2024
Oil on sanyan130 x 120 cm
51 1/4 x 47 1/4 inches
Notes
In this painting, a group of people on the left appear to chant fervently, as if charging into battle, while a solitary figure reclines listlessly in the landscape at the bottom right. The scene is set against a night sky painted in deep purples, which meet the ground, illuminated by vibrant neon orange and fuchsia flowers that surround the figures. The title, derived from an Igbo war chant which can translate to 'run over', as though an elephant marching over its prey, reflects our current troubled political climate, where war and death overshadow the tranquility and harmony found in nature.
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