Original artwork description:

One of a series inspired by African cultures, particular the sculptures and masks of West and Central Africa. These pictures are my homage to a great artistic tradition. I have had a love for it since I was a boy and my father had an African mask on his study wall and it's a tradition that has informed my work increasingly over the years. Eshu features in the mythology of the Yoruba people of Nigeria and is a trickster god amongst other things. I'm interested in melding cultures and also the traditional with the modern, which is why many of these characters are in suits and ties.

Materials used:

Acrylic paint and brush pen

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