Tunji Adeniyi-Jones

“I really want to show balance and grace, at all times, and a composure and a confidence. I don’t want these figures to feel like they have anything to prove.” Tunji Adeniyi-Jones

Tunji Adeniyi-Jones was born in London to Nigerian parents, he now lives and works in Brooklyn.  

 

His paintings follow a similar narrative, a collaboration between Africa and the west, Yoruban mythological figures dance across a Matisse like abstraction.