Ayogu Kingsley
Ayogu Kingsley (b. 1994) is a Nigerian artist born in Enugu. Kingsley developed an interest and showed early aptitude for art from a young age. He began painting at eight years old and gained statewide recognition creating works for local politicians throughout specialized secondary school where he gained his Trade Test in Painting and Decorating. He studied in Enugu State College of Education where he gained a National Certificate in Education in Fine and Applied Art Education in 2017. He moved to Lagos to begin his professional art career later that year. Kingsley, who traditionally paints in oil on canvas, has gained a large social recognition since the start of his career for his hyperrealist prowess, a technique which he continues to utilize in his most recent body of work.
“My works are a cross-examination of my thoughts, imaginations, emotions, structures, systems, and general concepts collected within society and the world as I see it. I am continually trying to explore how these ideas, archives, history and what Saidiya Hartman describes as critical fabulation can spark a new logic through imagined lives and portraits.
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