Kingsley Obasi, a native of Abia state, Nigeria born in 1983.
Trained in the school of art and design, Yaba College of Technology. He is a painter whose work captures the human activities and the inconsistent nature of man. His grotesque form is starkly reminiscent of the expressions of man’s true inner life.
For in the subtler material realms, every expression of the inner man is immediately embodied and expressed in a form that is identical to its essential meaning. Hence, not even the dapper looks of the men in the paintings nor the gorgeous raiment of some women seem enough to conceal who they truly are.
His visual language and style of depiction speak volumes as he captures the power, feeling, beauty, emotion, and disquieting thoughts while focusing on social phenomena that significantly affect our behaviors, opinions, and reality.
With Kingsley, all a man’s hidden and intrinsic qualities are discerned from their facial composure, particularly when you look into their eyes. Through their vocation lies moral, social, and cultural context.