Wynston Edun

A Rite of Passage, Original Painting

2018

Artist Comments
Being the father of two daughters, the Sunday afternoon hair ritual with their mother was like a rite of passage. I predominantly use natural sea sponges to create my paintings.

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: figurative, hair, culture, chiaroscuro, mother and daughter, expressionism, people, representational, acrylic painting, brown

A Rite of Passage
Wynston Edun
Acrylic painting on stretched canvas
Finished black edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2018
40 in. h x 30 in. w x 1.5 in. d
3 lbs. 0 oz.