Wynston Edun

Peinture à l'huile - Cartes sur la table

2021

Artist Comments
Part of artist Wynston Edun's series of portraits that focus on individual stories within each subject. In this piece, a pair of intense eyes stare out to the viewer as they rest their chin on interlocked fingers. A dark red hue filters the image with hints of blue, green, and yellow appearing from the figure's locks.

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: expressionism, portrait, oil pigment sticks, eyes, face, people, oilpaint, intense, expressionism, people, oil painting, red

Cards on the Table
Wynston Edun
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished black edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2021
40 in. h x 30 in. w x 1.5 in. d
4 lbs. 0 oz.