Portfolio.
Acrylic on canvas
43×30 inches
2023
Acrylic on canvas
6×5 feet.
2022
2022
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Size: 30×36 inches
Year:2022
Series AKINKANJU (bravery) “iii”
Year:2022
Under the series Akinkanju (bravery) iv
Artist Statement.
Jayeola Joshua’s works were inspired by his past, present, and presume future. As a figurative painter, expressionist, surrealist and conceptual artist. He tends to document our social lifestyle and custom, as well as our cultural values and self-identity. Jayeola Joshua makes use of various mediums such as acrylic, oil, and charcoal on canvas. the use of curved lines in his works depicts comfort, ease, and the state of mind of an individual how we can blend in and out in all occurrences. The curved line also reminds us of the human body and movement and also implied “his difference” which he wants the viewer to be able to relate vividly with the uniqueness he is exploring.
Artist Biography.
Jayeola Joshua (b.2000) in Lagos Nigeria. He obtained his (ND) national diploma from the Polytechnic Ibadan in fine art. He graduated from Yaba College of Technology in fine art (painting). Jayela Joshua was fascinated by things around him at a tender age and picked an interest in them and began to represent them in drawing, ever since then, drawing has been a long passion for him. He had his training at UNIVERSAL STUDIO OF ART and under ABDULSALAM ABDULKAREEM. Joshua is a studio artist based in Lagos, Nigeria.
Exhibitions.
He has exhibited in some group exhibitions:
- Hibc boot conference (Nigeria,2019/2020)
- Iran Darroudi international online exhibition (2021)
- Nairantar international online exhibition (2021)
- Shortlisted for ARTMAT CHALLENGE (Nigeria,2020 etc.)
