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Second chances (A second life), 2025
Price
€3,700
Medium
Acrylic on Plywood Panel
Technique
assemblage, collage, woodcut
Dimensions
122 × 122 × 7 cm
Year
2025
About the Work
““Second Chances (A Second Life)” began as a return to a piece I created many months ago, a work that no longer sparked joy or felt connected to who I am now. Revisiting it became an unexpected confrontation with my own past. I wrestled with old decisions, outdated ideas, and versions of myself I had already moved beyond. At moments it felt like facing the ghosts of my own making, and the process was frustrating, messy, and strangely funny. Through that struggle, something shifted. By peeling back, layering over, and letting go, the work found its renewed direction. What emerged was not the original piece improved, but something entirely new, more grounded, and more honest. This work reflects the possibility of transformation, the beauty of returning to what we once abandoned, and the understanding that even what feels “failed” can evolve into something meaningful when given room to breathe 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.