Threads and Grandeur
Acrylic on canvas
90 x 90 cm (35 × 35 inches)
From the Artist:
"The work presents a figure constructed through layered textiles, a structured headpiece, and bead elements deployed across the surface. Surface treatments emphasis texture, layering, and material interplay, while verticality, repetition, and spatial relationships organise the composition. Imported and locally produced components are integrated within a coherent formal framework. The piece extends the artist’s investigation of Efik regalia, translating Victorian-influenced aesthetics into an indigenous visual language that articulates resilience, adaptation, and continuity through disciplined material and structural strategies."
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About the artist
Timi Kakandar is a Nigerian artist based in Lagos. He received early studio training under painter Jubilee Owei in the 1990s.
Working in oil and acrylic, Kakandar builds textured surfaces through dense pigment layering and palette-knife construction. His recent work examines ceremonial dress and material exchange, treating figuration as a structured form and compositional rhythm rather than narrative depiction.
In 2021, he was featured in Saatchi Art’s “Next Generation of Master Artists” (USA). His work is held in the public collection of the National Museum, Lagos, and has been presented internationally, including at the Harlem Fine Arts Show (New York).
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