The Art Exposure Blog

Meet Mamudu Samuel, a Ballpen artist from Nigeria who uses pen and paper as his main media. He is a level 400 student of architecture at Federal University of Technology Akure. He create Ballpen photo realism which is recreating a reference photo and making sure he brings about enough detail of the photo in his art. His inspiration stems from many sources. Society, the urge to create, nature and bringing forth  message are some of the things that inspire him to bring forth beautiful artworks. He spends mostly 3 to 4 hours to create his artworks. You can follow him on Instagram @samuel_mamudu and also reach via email Sameto2013@gmail.com Lets support Contemporary African Artists and their works

Meet Edwin "Pencil" Gyamfi. A portrait painter from Ghana, West Africa. He creates mostly portraits and his targets are mostly celebrities in Ghana hence the nickname Celebrity Painter. Apart from creating portraits, Edwin is a digital artists who creates digital designs for his clients. He has created many album artworks for many musicians in Ghana and also posters for other major events in Ghana. The feel of having your portrait made by a professional artist is a great feeling and Edwin has got the recognition he deserves due to his target Niche, celebrities. Sometimes its important to carve your own path and head in that direction. As an artist, you know the heights you want to reach so you make the decisions that can help you reach your goal. Edwin "Pencil" Gyamfi targeting celebrities as his main audience has helped him gain the push he needs and gradually he is becoming a household name in Ghana. You can email him at edwinpenci

Meet Alex Peter, one of the most impressive artists who has caught the attention of many people on social media. He is a Nigerian. He discovered his love for art at a very young age and he kept developing his talent as his passion for art grew bigger. He creates hyper-realistic artworks and the method he uses to create the artworks is what baffles many. He uses razor blade on wood and burner a method known as Pyrography. He uses razor blade to draw on burnt wood, etching the burnt surface out piece by piece and he ends up highlighting the subject of interest. He begins by first sketching his subject on a flat wood surface before burning it with a blow lamp before he starts scrapping it. His artworks center around what his eyes can capture and how life is perceived in the African settings which he brings to light in his artwork You can email him at  Idokoalexander11@gmail.com and follow him on Instagram and Twitter @Alexpeter_idoko to make more enquiries about his

Meet Silas Onoja, a hyper-realistic painter based in Abuja, Nigeria. Silas works are jaw dropping and when you view his artworks, you might mistake them for an actual picture. That is how talented he is and his works have really caught attention on all social media platforms. According to his interview with blackartists.org, Silas discovered his love for art as a child. He used to draw funny cartoons and pictures but fully decided to pursue art professionally in 2016 after graduating with a national diploma from the Polytechnic. It takes him approximately a week to complete his work and of course with jaw dropping results To purchase his works, You can email him at  onojasilas1@gmail.com or follow him on  Twitter : @silasonoja Instagram: @silasonoja Facebook: Silas Onoja or Silas Onoja art Lets support contemporary African artists.

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye is a painter and a writer of Ghanaian descent. She was born in London, England and she currently resides and works there. Lynettes parents are originally from Ghana and after arriving in UK they worked as nurses for the National Health Service. She attended Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, graduated from Falmouth College of Art in the year 2000 and completed her Masters in Art degree at The Royal Academy Schools in 2003. Her paintings are predominantly figurative with raw and muted colors. With her expressive representations of the human figure, the artist examines the formal mechanisms of the medium of painting and reveals political and psychological dimensions in her works, which focus on fictional characters who exist beyond our world or in a different time and in an unknown location. She paints figures that are intentionally removed from time and place and has stated, “People ask me, ‘Who are they, where are they?’ What they should be

 As we are working on launching the new Art Exposure platform later this year, we also want to create other contents to help support our main objective that is to focus on contemporary African artists and their art. We want to introduce the ARTISTS PROFILE which focuses on shedding more light on African artist's both known and unknown to the masses by creating this video content that will help the viewers have some knowledge about contemporary African artists on our continent. We have artists that are making it and those that are emerging and we see it as part of our objective to let all be known alongside their works and achievements. This is aimed at getting others inspired and also educating everyone about what our African artists have been up to. HOW TO GET FEATURED ON THE ARTISTS PROFILE If you are also an artists and want to partake in this, you can send an email to us theartexposure@gmail.com the email must contain -images of you and your work -a short biograp