Artist Edition: “When the petals fall they don’t wither " by Juwon Aderemi

This painting stemmed from a body of work Juwon started working on at a residency with Gallery1957 in 2022 titled Masquerade. He wanted to take a different route that shifts focus from the appraisal of the culture and tradition of celebrating the personality and identity of the subject in his painting. As in the Masked figure, a theme frequently seen throughout his practice. And in doing so redirecting the motive and narrative to focus on the emotions and experiences of the subject behind the Mask.