ARTIST Ifeanyi Anene
'Second Self: The Duality of Being'
curator Nickolas Gaines

“My work is an act of self and societal awakening through the medium of storytelling with a brush and a plain canvas.”
JUNE 3 - JULY 8, 2023
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.'”
Works
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Ifeanyi Anene ‘Politico’
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Ifeanyi Anene ‘Trail of LMK Bangiram’
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Ifeanyi Anene ‘Mad King’
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Ifeanyi Anene ‘Man of Gaad’
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Ifeanyi Anene ‘Pastor Hansen and the Prostitute Kansas’
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Ifeanyi Anene ‘Wasiu Omo Mummy’🔴
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Ifeanyi Anene ‘Venus De Milo’
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Ifeanyi Anene ‘Big Eyed Imani’
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Ifeanyi Anene ‘De Rica Individual Paintings’
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