Kingsley Ayogu Explained

Ayogu Kingsley
Birth Name:Ayogu Ifeanyichukwu Kingsley
Birth Date:1994 9, df=y
Birth Place:Enugu
Occupation:Hyper-realist, artist
Known For:Hyper-realism

Ayogu Kingsley Ifeanyichukwu is a Nigerian artist known for his hyperrealist style.[1]

Early life and career

Ayogu was born on 23 September 1994. He hails from Aji Igboeze North L.G.A. Enugu State, Nigeria.[2]

In an interview with BBC Igbo, he said he started painting as a child before developing his style of hyperrealism.[3]

In 2021, Ayogu did a painting of Malcolm X the first of his series Icons in the White House which went viral on the internet. This series was displayed in the exhibition "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" at Hangar in Lisbon.[4]

Style of art

A reviewer described Ayogu's work as having "stunning, lens-like detail" depicting "situations with a wide spectrum of displayed emotion through tears, despair and affinity. The viewer of his pieces is compelled to feel connected to the paintings."[5]

In an interview with BBC Igbo, he described his major challenge as having to import his tools.[6] In an article on Guardian Newspaper his art was described as "terrifyingly visceral, so lifelike you feel you could touch them".[7]

Reviews

Ayogu's paintings which seek to express themes of daily experience of human life and nature have been defined as poetry that speaks to create pulsating appeal to the conscience of people.[8]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Usulor . Israel . 2022-04-25 . Is it a photo? Nigerian artist produces sweet painting of Sankara and Fela Kuti . 2023-02-07 . Legit.ng - Nigeria news. . en.
  2. Web site: Narratives On Canvas: A Review Of Ayogu’s Exceptional Paintings – Independent Newspaper Nigeria . 2023-02-07 . en-GB.
  3. Web site: 2018-03-02 . 'Ise ihe ọ dịka foto adịghị mfe' . 2023-02-07 . BBC News Ìgbò . ig.
  4. Web site: 2021-11-24 . ShaunKing Praises Nigerian Artist Kingsley Ayogu’s Painting of Malcolm X . 2023-02-07 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  5. Web site: Narratives on Canvas: A Review Of Ayogu's Exceptional Paintings. Falade. Tomi. 28 December 2018. Independent Newspapers Nigeria. 1 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190102023714/https://www.independent.ng/narratives-on-canvas-a-review-of-ayogus-exceptional-paintings/. 2019-01-02. live.
  6. News: Ayogu Kingsley na-eme 'Amerịka wọnda'!. 3 March 2018. BBC News Ìgbò. 1 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190103114128/https://www.bbc.com/igbo/afirika-43269147. 2019-01-03. live.
  7. Web site: Hyperrealism Borders With Kingsley Ayogu. 15 April 2019. The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. 3 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190416154151/https://guardian.ng/life/hyperrealism-borders-with-kingsley-ayogu/. 2019-04-16. live.
  8. Web site: 2020-03-29 . How street artists inspired me – Ayogu Kingsley . 2023-02-07 . Daily Trust . en-GB.
  9. Web site: 2016-11-09 . Glitz, colour of LIMCAF at 10 light up Coal City . 2023-02-07 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  10. Web site: Mix . Pulse . 2020-12-04 . Kingsley Ayogu, Aisha Salaudeen, Jide-Kene Achufusi, Seun Fakorede, Sam Adeyemi, others emerge winners at The Future Awards Africa 2020 . 2023-02-07 . Pulse Nigeria.

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