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The after no.3, 2026
Price
€3,797
Medium
Wax Crayon on Plywood Panel
Technique
drawing
Dimensions
124.5 × 122 × 5 cm
Year
2026
About the Work
“The After is a body of work that began after the death of my father. The series is not about describing that loss directly, but about what comes after it—the space it creates, and the way it changes how I see the world and the people around me. The works are made on wood board, where I work with rough surfaces and harsh, scribbled marks. The process is physical and immediate. The marks carry frustration, release, and memory, but they are also part of a process of letting things move through me rather than holding them in place. Since my father’s death, I have found myself becoming more aware of the weight that people carry quietly in their lives. The work reflects this shift. While the gestures in the paintings can appear aggressive or raw, they come from a place that is slowly softening—an awareness that loss connects us more than it separates us. The After is not about a single moment of grief. It is about the ongoing state that follows it: learning to live with absence, and discovering a deeper empathy for others who are carrying their own. This journey also reunited me with my fourteen siblings, leading me to Italy to meet three of them, some for the first time in over twenty years. In many ways, this was what my father had always wished for, not just for us to remember him, but for us to find each other again.”
Artist
Shyne Eghosa
View Profileb. 1975, Lagos, Nigeria
Shyne Eghosa (b. 1975) is a Nigerian-born, self-taught artist whose work explores memory and identity through bold, textured compositions. Since beginning to paint in early 2023, he has developed a raw and expressive style rooted in Neo-Expressionism, Art Brut, and a Trans-Cultural approach where African heritage and European diasporic experience collide. Working primarily on wood panels with acrylics, oil sticks, pastels, and fabric, he draws inspiration from traditional African masks and crafts, as well as artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Paul Klee, and Manolo Valdés. Many viewers relate his work to Basquiat, though his palette and forms also reflect the modernist spirit of Barcelona, where he currently lives. His choice of wood as a primary surface is rooted in childhood memories grounding his practice in personal history and an approach that embraces the raw, unrefined nature of the materials themselves. He is the founder of Unmaking Art Studio, a nonprofit space in Barcelona where a diverse group of emerging artists come together to share ideas, create, and exhibit. For him, “unmaking” is not about destruction, it’s about stripping away what no longer fits and giving shape to something more honest. As he puts it: “My art is a conversation between cultures, history, and my personal journey. Each piece is a step forward in discovering who I am.” Though new to the art scene, Shyne's work was selected for the juried Biennale di Chianciano 2024 in Tuscany, Italy. He has also exhibited in various group shows in Barcelona, and currently has work with Tobian Art Gallery in Florence, Italy.