TUNJI ADENIYI-JONES (b. 1992)
Astral Reflections, 2021
six plate aquatint etching with soft ground and spit bite on white Somerset Satin paper
paper: 76.2 x 111.8 cm
plate: 55.9 x 81.3 cm
Tunji Adeniyi-Jones’s paintings emerge from a perspective of what the artist describes as ‘cultural addition, combination and collaboration’. Born and educated in the UK and now living and working in the USA, his practice is inspired by the ancient history of West Africa and its attendant mythology, and by his Yoruba heritage.
‘The title ‘Astral Reflections’ speaks to the physical and emotional fragments that we gather and leave behind through continued travel and transition. I am interested in how the transformative nature of the Black experience is nourished by travel, movement and cultural hybridity.’ – Tunji Adeniyi-Jones
Provenance
White Cube LTD, London, where purchased December 2021.
Exhibited
Bristol, Arnolfini Arts, Dream and Refuge, November 2023 - January 2024.