LAGOS, NIGERIA • OIL PAINTING
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Sustainability Commitment
Eco-certified materials only. Closed-loop solvent system. Mentors young artists in Surulere.
Tunde Bakare (b. 1998) graduates from Yaba College of Technology in 2025. He was born in Surulere and has painted the neighborhood since he was a teenager.
He was a finalist for the Rele Arts Foundation Young Contemporary Prize in 2024 and has shown work at Art X Lagos.
"I paint what I see every day—the market, the traffic, people going about their business. That's enough."
The 'Lagos Light' series is about the late afternoon, when the light changes and everything looks different for about an hour. I paint outside first, then finish in the studio.
Materials
Eco-certified oil pigments, Belgian linen, FSC-certified stretchers.
Process
Plein air studies, then studio work. 3-6 weeks per painting with multiple glaze layers.
₦2,200,000
Oil on sustainable linen, 2024
48 x 36 in
₦1,800,000
Oil on linen, 2025
40 x 30 in
₦2,500,000
Oil on linen, 2024
60 x 48 in