Photographer Àsìkò is Using Identity and Culture to Shake The Art World

Ade Okelarim a.k.a. Àsìkò is a visual artist who expresses his ideas through the medium of photography and mixed media. Àsìkò is a self-taught photographer and he focusses his art on issues of identity and culture.

Àsìkò was born in London, went later to Lagos for his formation.

His work is constructed in the narrative that straddles between fantasy and reality as a response to his experiences of identity, culture, and heritage.

Àsìkò uses his distinct way of seeing the world to create portraiture constructed narratives for clients within the fashion and music industry.

His project “Layers” was featured on the BBC and Huffington Post and exhibited at the South Bank in London. His recent project “Adorned” was recently exhibited at The Gallery of African Art in London and made up his first solo show at Rele Gallery in Nigeria.

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Birthing from yourself • I remember when @temimarcellaa approached me to shoot her pregnancy photos, I was apprehensive; pregnancy photoshoots aren’t my thing, and I’ve seen some very cheesy ones which doesn’t help. She did mention something that changed my mind, she wanted me to do it my way. Isn’t that a blessing as a creative? To be given the creative freedom to create as you feel. I think it is very important as a creative to develop your own visual identity, something that is really you that stands out from the crowd. We never want a client to approach us asking us to shoot like someone else (well I don’t anyway). When that happens it means you haven’t found your style yet and there is still work to be done. But here’s some advice on finding your visual style, pay attention to the person that you are, there is a lot of value in you, regardless of what anyone else says, you have a lot to offer. Pay attention to the creative choices you make, let them be strong gut reactions. Let them to birthed from inside, from the core of who you are. Whatever your practise do you think you have your visual style? Would you ever be interested in harnessing that part of your creative practice? The images for Temi were inspired by the strong African Queens figures. Styling @brendabeaux Make up @beautyboudoir_l Hair @jamescatalanohair Jewellery pieces @naylas_treasures #love #art #photography #portrait #asiko #queen #pregnancyshoot #womanhood #pregnancy #africanqueen #portraiture #womanofcolour #beauty #nigerian #goldenbaby

Ein Beitrag geteilt von asiko (@asiko_artist) am Nov 4, 2019 um 6:59 PST