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What remains, 2026
Price
€3,800
Medium
mixed media
Technique
carving, engraving, painting, woodcut
Dimensions
124 × 122 × 5 cm
Year
2026
About the Work
“This piece came from a moment of frustration. I got to a point with the previous work where it didn’t feel right anymore, no connection, no life. So I started removing it, peeling it back, breaking the surface, letting it fall apart. I wasn’t trying to make something new. I was just responding to what wasn’t working. In that process of unmaking, something else started to show up. The surface opened, layers revealed themselves, and the piece began to speak in a way it hadn’t before. What felt like destruction turned into clarity. The face that remains wasn’t planned. It came through the process, holding fragments of what was there before. For me, it’s about staying, about presence, about what continues even after something has been broken down. This piece sits between loss and becoming. It’s about letting go of control, trusting the process, and allowing something honest to come through from what’s left.”
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.