This collection focuses on themes of racial animus, economic inequality, sexual
pleasure, politics, cultural misconceptions, and religion. Anene says this body of
work is aimed at “enabling the viewer to experience the awakening of the
subconscious and to let loose of one’s inner self.”
Ifeanyi hopes people who view his art see it deeper than the canvas and just
as complex, multilayered, and nuanced as human beings are, “I endeavor to
transform my works from the early stages (two dimensions and into the realm of
three dimensions I use form and values to both tell my story and transform a
social norm into contemplation. My works are three-dimensional in nature; I
often use base art materials, such as brushes and oil, to define space and form.
In these works. I use structural detail and values to tell a story.”
Anene believes holding the brush for public consumption bears a responsibility, “I hold on to Lena Waithe’s words when I paint, ‘I’m writing my story so that others might see fragments of themselves.'”