PRESS RELEASE: UNAPOLOGETIC, Debut Solo Exhibition by Usman Semiu Alvin

Thought Pyramid Art Center Benin presents Unapologetic, a traveling debut solo exhibition by Usman Semiu Alvin curated by Adebimpe Owoyemi, scheduled for Saturday 17th, February 22024 till Saturday, 27th of 2024 at Thought Pyramid Art Center Benin, located at 33, Aiguobasimwin Crescent, GRA, Benin City. 

The gallery is set to launch its first exhibition after the official launch titled RED BOOK on Saturday, 11th. November 2023.

Usman is a prolific painter born in Ugbenor, Edo state, and raised in Effurun Delta State, Nigeria. Since a decade ago, Semiu has created realistic and emotive paintings. Due to his passion for human anatomy and his desire to experiment with various styles and methods, his paintings are often figurative. 

Later, he elevated his figuration to the point where stylization became his primary focus; his stylized figures demonstrate his manipulation skills and ability to distort the human face and physic in his distinctive style of painting his subjects; this has resulted in the creation of several series. 

His present exploration unveils the representation of dark-skinned figures which he represents in a manner befitting the richness of the culture. Semiu uses his paintings to honor and admire the Black African men and women, both inside and outside of Africa and the rest of the globe.

Taking into awareness of the pigmentation demarcation and stereotyping of the representation of dark skin around the world, it is only right and necessary to give aesthetic correctness to the narrative. Unapologetic is a collection of 20 figurative paintings of Black skin characters. A bold representation of figures wearing their skin color with all sense of pride, dignity, courage, and boldness, refusing to be judged

Some of the works on display are Gaze of Hope, A Man and His Thoughts, Jewelry Girl, See No Evil, Hear No Evil, The Face We Make, Like Minds, and more.

The gallery calls on all Collectors, and art enthusiasts to prepare to be inspired and experience the feelings that the works bequeath and have a share of the Artist’s time and creativity. 

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