BE STILL

juillet 15, 2020

The breakdown of the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a great imbalance around the world, as all human activities were cut down tremendously leading to a global lockdown, it questions what holds for us and what more to expect in the future.

This painting is a representation of an expectant mother holding a sanitary mask. She depicts the present while the unborn child represents the future. The future relies on the actions of the present as it determines what it should be prepared for. The brown skinned woman is adorned with African plaited hairstyle and green flowing earring depicting the richness in the African culture. The background has in it icons of the Covid-19 surrounded by the woman with the dark background showing the extent to which the virus has saturated the world and we are to do all we can to bring the unborn child to a cleaner world.

Medium: oil on canvas

Size: 36 x 48 inches

Year: 2020

Naomi Oyenyi is a contemporary Nigerian artist with a Bachelor of Arts with honours from the Obafemi Awolowo University with a specialization in painting. She has participated in art workshops and exhibitions. Naomi has worked on murals including the creation of the Guinness logo for the Guinness Flavour Rooms Event and the creation of the Ojodu-Berger Bridge mural commissioned by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.

Naomi Oyenyi is a very jovial and hardworking person. She loves and helps unconditionally. She tends to forgive other easily !