Orange Duet
Artist
Tunji Adeniyi-Jones
(English Nigerian, born 1992)
Date2021
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 80 × 56 inches (203.2 × 142.24 cm)
Credit LineLent by Bill and Christy Gautreaux
Object number63.2024
On View
On viewGallery Location
Gallery Label- L2
Enlivened with vibrant color, dynamic bodies emerge from and dissolve into decorative foliage in Orange Duet. Inspired by Tunji Adeniyi-Jones's West African heritage and sources across time and cultures, the figures and the space they occupy are evidence of what the artist calls “addition, combination, and collaboration." "I really want to show balance and grace, at all times, and a composure and confidence,” he asserts, “I don’t want these figures to feel like they have anything to prove.”
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