Wande George: The Awakening for_sale symbolic works reflect Yoruba heritage

symbolic works reflect Yoruba heritage

and energy pulsing through modern society

it shows that the barriers of our skin and physical body separate us

symbolizing the complexities of friendship—its ups

A call for self-reflection and freedom from the bondage of living just because

Wande George: The Awakening for_sale symbolic works reflect Yoruba heritageWande Georges painting, The Awakening, , we see a slender figure painted in all white, standing motionless and surrounded by other slender figures painted in colors that complement the environment around them. Uniquely, every figure but the center of attention faces a direction to either side of the canvas. Our center of attraction is facing the audience. In this painting, George modishly employs this dissimilitude to allude to the figure realizing