Eniyan in Thought by Yusuff Aina

Nigerian artist, Yusuff Aina, uses his art to explore a thoughtful subject - how our minds work and how we make decisions that affect the world around us. Everyone has a different approach to how they think, analyse issues and challenges, and how they approach actually taking the step to address those issues, and make a change. Aina uses his unique paintings and installations to explore this issue.

Eniyan, the name of his mask-like, pensive character, is a staple in his paintings and sculptures. You can see Eniyan mostly in deep reflection - about life, about who they are, about the effects of their decisions.

This mask also translates across Aina’s work in such a unique way. For example, jis portrait series, even though having a lighter note/feel, is characterised by the mask - perhaps hiding who these celebrities really are.

See some of our favourite works from the contemporary artist below.

See more of Yusuff Aina’s work here. Also, this interesting interview and this most recent one give good insight into the artist.

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