Artist bio
Joseph Obanubi is a Visual Artist from Lagos, Nigeria. He received his Bachelor’s and Master's degrees in Graphic design from the University of Lagos and currently enrolled in University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign Studio Art MFA Program. He has practiced professionally in the advertising and as a Visual Art lecturer in the University of Lagos.
Obanubi's practice consist of digital and tactile experiments, constantly finding balance between image making and graphic/visual design.
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, whim, 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/cap-prize-contemporary-african-photography-dv/
https://www.capprize.com/landing/winners2021
https://loeildelaphotographie.com/en/joseph-obanubi-at-akaa-2020-dv/
https://www.see-zeen.com/joseph-obanubi
https://reallifemag.com/speech-bubbles/
https://www.voice.com/josephobanubi
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/