Alone With Myself (2023) Original Acrylic Painting by Emmanuel Akolo

“Alone With Myself” is a portrait of private reckoning. In this work, I stage the figure in a dark, pared-back room, leaning into the fragile support of a chair as he sinks into his own thoughts. The bright blue of his clothes cuts sharply against the deep maroon ground, suggesting both exposure and a desire for calm. I wanted his posture—the slouch, the spread legs, the dropped shoulders—to carry the weight of decisions that can’t be undone, those moments when there is no audience, only the echo of your own choices. This painting is my reflection on solitude, vulnerability, and the uneasy peace that comes when you finally stop running from yourself.

Materials used:

Acrylic On Canvas

Details:

• Acrylic painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 91.44 x 91.44 x 2.54cm (unframed) / 91.44 x 91.44cm (actual image size)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Expressive and gestural
• Subject: People and portraits