Introspective and Retrospect

Visual Art Series by Dauda Olamilekan Yusuf

Charcoal on paper, 56×64 cm, 2020

Charcoal on paper, 56×64 cm, 2020

Charcoal on paper, 56×64 cm, 2020

Charcoal on paper, 56×64 cm, 2020

Dauda Olamilekan Yusuf is a multi-talented, award-winning, Nigerian artist, passionate art historian, and art educator. A graduate of the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka, his creative skills began at an early age, first as a self-taught artist. He earned a Merit Diploma in Fine and Applied Art (2013) from a vocational art training school and finished as the top graduating student of the year. He later enrolled at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka for his undergraduate degree in Fine Arts Education, graduating with First Class Double-honours in 2019. His creative prowess in contemporary arts coupled with his culturally informed experience bring about a creatively unique expression in his works, making him not only an original artist, but also a great storyteller. He has participated in group exhibitions among many great Nigerian artists and has won awards and competitions from international virtual exhibitions and galleries. He resides in the metropolitan city of Lagos, Nigeria, with prospects of reaching the global world.

Artist’s Statement:
This series of charcoal drawings titled “Introspective and Retrospect” is a body of work that explores the quest of man finding himself in the mystery of worldly uncertainties. Inflicted with challenges requiring critical thinking and many unanswered questions making him feel like he is alone, like mental and emotional imprisonment, he tries to conceal expression behind thick layers of garment. The healing is the sound that we play, the words that we speak. Voice, speak out, and be healed!