Panting’s on Canvas

Inspired by themes of anonymity, Nigerian artist Olapade Suliyat Tope Ajibola paints this expressionist composition of a person. The subject is captured with colorful hues and wavy forms. Says the artist, “Lágbájá is a Yoruba word that means somebody, nobody, anybody, or everybody. It perfectly depicts the anonymity of the so-called ‘common man.’ The mask and the name symbolize the faceless and the voiceless in society, particularly in Africa.”