Wynston Edun

Upper Level, Original Painting

2020

Artist Comments
An expressionist portrait of a woman on a rooftop terrace with the city in the background. Artist Wynston Edun says he focused the angle of composition looking up at the figure as a commentary women's equality. The painting was exhibited at the Maryland Federation of Art and chosen for the Jurors Award.

About the Artist
Wynston Edun was born in Nigeria and emigrated to the United States in 1987 after receiving his degree in Fine Arts from the University of Benin. He constructs semi-abstract figures with spontaneous bursts of color and impulsive mark making, using both traditional and non-traditional techniques. Wynston’s inspiration derives from human behaviors and characteristics which he depicts by layering color and texture with palette knives, brushes, and natural sponges. Inspired by the narrative figurative style of traditional African art, Wynston’s influences include artists of the African modernist genre who combine traditional and contemporary aesthetics to convey emotion.

Words that describe this painting: portrait, expressionism, figurative, woman, female, African American, expressionism, people, representational, mixed media artwork, blue

Upper Level
Wynston Edun
Acrylic and oil paint on stretched canvas
Finished black edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2020
48 in. h x 36 in. w x 1 in. d
3 lbs. 0 oz.