Emma Odumade
Biography
SETH; WHY RUN AWAY FROM LIGHT EQUALS INFIN9S, 2021/2022
EMMANUEL ODUMADE – CALLED EMMA ODUMADE – WAS BORN IN 2000 IN LAGOS, NIGERIA, WHERE HE STILL LIVES AND WORKS.
His work centers around hyper-realistic drawings that interact with notions of identity and explore the social constructs of beauty and power. Born and raised in Lagos, Odumade’s art journey started at a very young age with drawing comics and cartoons and pasting collages on paper. Odumade lauds the pencil as a weapon for activism and a means for reconnecting with personal stories and experiences.
His work centers around hyper-realistic drawings that interact with notions of identity and explore the social constructs of beauty and power. Born and raised in Lagos, Odumade’s art journey started at a very young age with drawing comics and cartoons and pasting collages on paper. Odumade lauds the pencil as a weapon for activism and a means for reconnecting with personal stories and experiences.
Emma Odumade's work has been featured in international art fairs such as Art X Lagos (Nigeria) and 1-54 New York (USA), and has been exhibited in Lagos, Kansas City, London and Paris.
Works
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ACROSS, OVER OR THROUGH?, 2023 -
On the rise, 2023
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OVER, 2023
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THROUGH THE LIGHT, 2023
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You, 2022/2023
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Current Tap, 2022
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Festival of Men, 2022
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First Impression, Like the 90's, 2022
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Iris, 2022
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Reality Check, 2022
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Three Sides of a Coin, 2022
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Three Sides of a Coin II, 2022
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Three Sides of a Coin III, 2022
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Unto Me, 2022
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Just When I said hello (Gameboy), 2021/2022
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Seth; Why Run Away From Light Equals Infin9s, 2021/2022
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Déjà Vu ; Girl in Space, 2021
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Euphoria (Never Low Again), 2021
Exhibitions
Press
Art Fairs
