Facetime series

My current work explores the shift in communication as a result of coronavirus. Prior to the quarantine, I’d noticed the fact that even in public and in crowds, most people were glued to the phone screens. With the pandemic, human interactions is mostly through facetime and zoom. My proposed exhibition explores this massive change in our communications and opines on the significance of this moment in our evolutionary history.

Facetime #1

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

29"×"45 2022

Facetime #2

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

34 x 55 inches 2020

Facetime #3

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

26 x 37 inches 2020

Facetime #4

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

47 x 33 inches 2020

Facetime #5

Sketch by Tijay Mohammed

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

33 × 47 inches 2020

Facetime #6

Sketch by Tijay Mohammed

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

34 x 55 inches 2020

Facetime #7

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

26 x 47 inches 2021

FaceTime zoom #1

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

35 × 47 inches 2021

FaceTime zoom #2

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

36 × 47 inches 2021

Facetime Zoom #3

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

47 × 36 inches 2021

Facetime Zoom #4

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

40 × 50 inches 2021

Facetime after friday prayers

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

17 × 42 inches 2021

Entangle Resolve series

On July 10, 2020, Jada Pinkett Smith re-introduced the world to the word “entanglement.” The exposure of this celebrity affair inspired the artist to explore society’s obsession with the salacious aspect of this drama, romantic relationships generally, and the many ways that everyday persons find themselves entangled. In a previous interview, Will Smith, Jada’s husband, shared the revelation he came to that he was not responsible for Jada’s happiness and that they were each responsible for their own happiness.

This 10 painting series is about relationships, personal, romantic and societal. Nii’s work invites us, the viewers, to examine the circumstances under which we may find ourselves entangled, i.e. in an affair, in a job, or in the pursuit of wealth.

Entangle Resolve 1

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

30”×”35 inches 2020-2021

Entangle Resolve 2

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

30”×”35 inches 2020-2021

Entangle Resolve 3

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

30”×”35 inches 2020-2021

Entangle Resolve 4

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

35”x”47 inches 2020-2021

Entangle Resolve 5

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

30”×”35 inches 2020-2021

Entangle Resolve 6

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

30”×”35 inches 2020-2021

Entangle Resolve 7

acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

27"×"31 inches 2020-2021

Entangle Resolve 8

acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

27"×"31 inches 2020-2021

Entangle Resolve 9

acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

32"×"35 inches 2020-2021

Entangle Resolve 10

acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

28"×"39 inches 2020-2021

Mouthpiece of the spirits series

Mouthpiece of the spirits 1

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

35”×”23 inches 2019

Mouthpiece of the spirits 2

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

35”×”23 inches 2019

Mouthpiece of the spirits 3

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

35”×”23 inches 2019

Mouthpiece of the spirits 4

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

35”×”23 inches 2019

Why Question series

"Why question" is an art series I am working on. It is about one’s sexual orientation, choice, and preferences. It is a conversation that has been part of our lives for generations. It has been public and private conversations with different opinions. I have always asked: “Why question others’ sexual preference?”

Why Question #1

Acrylic, thread, canvas and burlap.

32”×”45 2020 - 2021

Why Question #2

Acrylic, thread, canvas and burlap.

32"×”45 2020 - 2021

Why Question #3

Acrylic, thread, canvas and burlap.

32"×”45 2020 - 2021

Why Question #4

Acrylic, thread, canvas and burlap.

31"×”51 2020

Why Question #5

Acrylic, thread, canvas and burlap.

32"×”46 2020

Why Question #6

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

46”×”43 2021

Why Question #7

Acrylic, thread, canvas on burlap

51’’x’’37 2021

Identity Crisis series

As relative as art is in our livelihood, I have echoed as an artist through various mediums and in my own ways to reaffirm the conviction that life itself is an artwork, irrespective of the creator we are all enfolded by works of art.