Joshua Salami

Man in the Hood

2023

Artist bio and statement: Joshua Abayomi Salami's is an artist whose passion for creativity in painting has no limit and he is a Nigerian based contemporary artist. He is a product of The Polytechnic Of Ibadan, where he studied Art & Design and Printing Technology and holds a diploma in fine art and has participated in art workshops and art exhibitions. His work is deeply inspired and shaped by his experiences and people around him, together with people's lifestyle in the world at large. His work also depict experiences that inform his view of the world and humanity self discovery with life and it environment. Joshua Salami's practice of art is profoundly influenced and inspired by his experiences, the people around him and as well as human daily lifestyle and activities. He seeks to convey the mood of human life and expression with images that portray human experience through blackness. His pictorial and illustrative language developed within his work deals with human identity as it portrays themes woven around love, beauty, memories, lifestyle and thoughts from everyday experiences. His practice as an artist has made him innovatively able to convey and express the mood and situational experience in an artistic way and hoping that his works will establish trust with the viewer, allowing sincere conversation to commence and inspiring them to self discovery while experiencing a new perspective in his works. His vibrant colours and naturalistic paintings are executed using the richness and texture his materials provide to give his work a strong physical presence that enhance the uniqueness of his style and create a more appealing look, combined with the aesthetic value and beauty of the paint on canvas in contemporary art.