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Hi, I'm Olatunji Bashiru

I am Bashiru Olatunji a nigerian figurative visual artist

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My work is rooted in human experience, particularly the lives of children and young people whose stories are often overlooked. Through painting, I explore themes of innocence, survival, identity, hope, and the realities of growing up within challenging social and economic conditions. Much of my recent work draws from my experiences in Benue State, ...

Biography

Bashiru Olatunji (b. 14 December 1997) is a Nigerian visual artist born and raised in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. His practice centers on painting as a means of exploring memory, emotional survival, identity, spirituality, and social realities within contemporary African life. Deeply influenced by everyday experiences, communal relationships, and t...

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The polytechnic ibadan

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