Sisi is a local word used to describe a beautiful, elegant, and fashionable lady in Nigeria. This painting depicts a lady in a gold dress carrying a designer bag. Sisi is known to be in touch with trends and keeps tabs on the way she looks, even when she is not buoyant. The painting explores fashion in Nigeria and how young women have embraced it as a way of life, in a bid to fit into the cultural complexities presented by the society. As beauty is not of the ‘beholden’ but of the beholder.
Acrylic and Paper on Canvas, 36x36 inches, 2019
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Sisi is a local word used to describe a beautiful, elegant, and fashionable lady in Nigeria. This painting depicts a lady in a gold dress carrying a designer bag. Sisi is known to be in touch with trends and keeps tabs on the way she looks, even when she is not buoyant. The painting explores fashion in Nigeria and how young women have embraced it as a way of life, in a bid to fit into the cultural complexities presented by the society. As beauty is not of the ‘beholden’ but of the beholder.
Acrylic and Paper on Canvas, 36x36 inches, 2019
Available