Year of creation | 2024 |
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Dimensions | 100 W × 100 H × 0.1 D cm |
Type of art | painting |
Style | impressionism |
Genre | portrait |
Materials | oil, canvas |
Type of packaging | art tube |
In this captivating portrait, Muritadoh Azeez masterfully conveys the essence of the 'Black Diamond' - a metaphor for the resilient and indomitable spirit of Africans. Through the use of impressionistic techniques, the painting brings to life the cultural and religious depth of its subject. The artwork symbolizes the journey of overcoming difficulties with grace and strength, embodying the aspirational ethos of never giving up, and the celebration of achieving one's goals against all odds.
Azeez Muritadoh is a Nigerian painter, an art instructor ,construction engineer, sculptor, fashion illustrator, furniture maker and interior decorator. illustrator,and the founder of Lagosboy Art world. He was born in Ajiran Agungi lekki Lagos State. He attended yaba college of Technology Lagos where he studied general Art. He excels in the use of modifying geometric and curvilinear figures. His art reflects his interest in culture, nature, philosophy and technology. His palette is innovative and complex. He juxtaposes elements of reality with abstract and expressionism using paint, charcoal,coloured pencils and recyclable materials or waste. In 2015 he got his first teaching job as a fashion illustrator in Tailornimi fashion school lekki Lagos State, Azeez has exhibited his works both locally and internationally, he has exhibited in Artnunber23 London and Greece , and also in Lagos Nigeria at the Artloveexpo 2019. Azeez believes that Without the ability to actualize an idea or concept, art would not exist. His works are interpretations of different ideas that he has about the world he finds himself. He does not limit himself to one style, medium or concept. His creativity and ideas varies from time to time as each piece he create has a story he tells with his ART, and after careful planning and positioning he decides on a composition; how his lines and objects interrelate on the picture plane is just as essential as the subject.