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The signature no. 5, 2025
Price
€3,200
Medium
Acrylic on Plywood Panel
Technique
assemblage, collage, carving
Dimensions
122 × 102.4 × 6 cm
Year
2025
About the Work
“Part of the Signature series. The Series began with Signature 01, created shortly after Fabric Persona. That first piece was a return to my younger self, to memory, to the feeling of sitting beside my grandmother as she sewed. I remember her hands moving steadily, pushing the needle through fabric, patching up my grey pants with bright, unmatched cloth. I didn’t care that they clashed; it was fixed, and that was enough. Fabric and thread were part of life, not something precious or decorative. Those moments stayed with me. I called it Signature because it felt like a mark only I could make, something rooted in the boy I was then. Each of, the nine works so far, continues this thread. With them, I’ve returned to the simplicity and freedom of childhood, especially time spent with my father on the farm. Collecting firewood, gathering it in my arms, not thinking, just doing. Playing, carrying, building. That instinctive process has come back in how I create now, letting my hands move, trusting the materials, not planning too much. I’ve embraced both the playfulness and the pain of those early years. These works are a way of honouring where I come from, not as something fixed in the past, but as something that still shapes how I move through the world, how I make, how I mark.”
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.