Artist bio
Joseph Obanubi is a multimedia artist from Lagos, Nigeria. He received his Bachelor’s and Master's degrees in Graphic design from the University of Lagos (2014 & 2017 respectively). Over the years, he has practiced in advertising and also as a Visual Art lecturer in the University of Lagos.
His series Techno-Heads was shortlisted as part of the finalists for the Contemporary African Photography Prize(2019 & 2021), and it won the British Council Prize for Emerging Artist. His work have been exhibited at AKAA Art Fair (2019), Darmstadter Tage d. Fotografie Photography Festival, Darmstadt, Germany (2020), 1-54 Art Fair London, Marrakech, Morocco (2019 & 2020), Vantage Point Sharjah 8 (VPS8) UAE, Magnin-A in Paris (2020) amongst others.
His creative practice has been featured on platform which includes CNN Style, Google arts and culture, Water Aid, to mention a few.
Personal Statement
''My work explores the relationship between Identity, Fantasy, Technology and Globalization.I revisit/reimagine fragments found in everyday experiences as my practice is considered a visual bricolage - a (re)construct of different subjects taken from their original context into a new one. My creative ideology stems from concepts of delusion, surrealism, futurism and experimentation, as I am attracted to in-between states as opposed to directness. I constantly seek new disparities and possibilities while creating alternative/insightful ways of seeing''.
Press / Publications / Features
https://loeildelaphotographie.com/en/joseph-obanubi-at-akaa-2020-dv/
https://opensea.io/accounts/Josephobanubi
https://www.1854.photography/2020/07/wateraid-10-years-of-clean-water/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDMK-EoJsPG/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
https://www.instagram.com/p/CO-ncibC5Zq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
http://sharjahart.org/sharjah-art-foundation/exhibitions/vantage-point-sharjah-8
https://www.1-54.com/marrakech/artists/obanubi-joseph/
http://www.magnin-a.com/cspdocs/exhibition/files/press_release_joseph_obanubi_hilary_balu.pdf
https://ko-artspace.com/artists/33-joseph-obanubi/
https://www.capprize.com/landing/shortlist2021
https://www.collectorseries.tv/collectorseries/1/18
https://uaac-aauc.com/2020/b7.html
https://www.arthousefoundation-ng.com/artists
https://dtdf.de/portfolio/joseph-obanubi-2020/
https://www.capprize.com/landing/2019/5/15/cap-prize-2019-winners-announcement
https://www.diptykmag.com/3-jeunes-artistes-africains-a-suivre-absolument/
https://www.capprize.com/landing/shortlist2019
https://arthouse-ng.com/artists/obanubi-joseph
https://potd.pdnonline.com/2019/11/04/57589/
https://www.omenkaonline.com/joseph-obanubi-on-afro-surrealism-and-metaphysics/
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8qeskweb33AMk9wckZjVjF6R2oybWJjdTRCYllfSmowSXRJ/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8qeskweb33AMk9wckZjVjF6R2oybWJjdTRCYllfSmowSXRJ/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8qeskweb33AbEVtR0Nrak55cXlJZ0F0Y3lCemdDZnZ6cERV/view
https://akaafair.com/artistes?id=6519
https://akaafair.com/artistes?id=6519
https://www.1-54.com/london/artists/obanubi-joseph/