We made magic 💫♥️♥️♥️
It was all a Dream!!!!
Still can't believe this is my painting on a book cover! Big thank to everyone supporting me from day one till now and we are moving forward still! Big love ♥️
@eloosunde@4thestatebooks
#Art #Artcover #Bookcover #necessaryfiction #AffenSegun #blackartist #osengwa #Dopeblackart #instaartwork #elogbosaosunde #4thestatebooks #blackownedbusiness #artiststory #bookartcover #Nytimes
I’m proud to announce my collaboration with an amazing writer/ multidisciplinary Artist! A champion Eloghosa Osunde/@eloosunde on the cover for the new novel Necessary Fiction. Amazing Reveal by @people ! 🫶
This piece represents a bold exploration of color, identity, and connection. The vibrant hues, cheekbones, and the raw emotion in every detail are meant to captivate and spark thought. I’m so honored to have collaborated on such an important project alongside such an inspiring Author
Thank you to @riverheadbooks Books for the trust and commission. This book is out on July 22nd 2025. don’t miss out! Preorder NOW!! and be among the first to experience this masterpiece. 🔥♨️
Are you ready! NECESSARY FICTION IS COMING 🌪🌪
Thank you for all the love and support that fuels my work. Let’s keep creating magic together! 🖌️✨
A VERY BIG THANK YOU THE FAMILY FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE @eisenhauer_gallery ❤️
"Dear Mama"
Acrylic + Ankara fabric on canvas
39.75 x 29.5 inches | 2023
In Dear Mama, a son rests in the grass, a rotary phone in hand, its cord leading nowhere. The phone is unplugged, but the connection is real. He’s not calling through wires; he’s calling through the wind, the sun, the earth beneath him.
This piece speaks to those who’ve lost their mothers and find solace in nature, speaking to her spirit in the quiet. Affen’s use of vibrant acrylic hues and Ankara fabrics honors Black womanhood with warmth, depth, and cultural pride.
On view at Recycled Modern | Art co-curated by Ogechi Harry of Golden Our
Happy Necessary Fiction Day to everyone ♥️💐
I'm so grateful to have come this far and being the artist selected to have his painting on the book cover of this amazing novel "Necessary Fiction" by @eloosunde is a dream come true for me. When elo's team reached out to me about using my piece for the book cover, I immediately felt greatness and that's what I live for, to Be part of time, to reflect time and to be part of history. I have been really looking forward to this iconic day all my life and guess what, today is one of the amazing moment in my career. I feel blessed and honored!
Necessary Fiction is out now worldwide. Go get yours. 📚
Thank you to @eisenhauer_gallery@itsgoldenour@janetrady@bettershared@lagosartshowsnyc@penguinrandomhouse@elephantroomgallery@quartobooksus@tribesartafrica and everyone that has reflected greatness in my career, I appreciate every single of you and today we all celebrate! ♥️
#Art#Artcover #necessaryfiction #AffenSegun #elogbosaosunde #instart #bookoftheyear #blackartist #osengwa #blackartist #blackowned
The amazing @ifetayoali playing @ckay_yo 🎶 : CKay - Love Nwantiti with her Celo at the Golden our dinner yesterday in Chicago with my painting titled "DEAR MAMA" In the background.. Looks amazing 💜
@itsgoldenour
All thanks to @ogechiharryesq you made possible! I'm grateful for your endless support of my craft ♥️
#itsgoldenourcollective #affensegun #dopeblackartist #dinner #instart #dearmama #creatinsomethingiconic #osengwa #blackartist
Affen Segun is one of the nine artists participating in our current online exhibition “Childhood Reimagined” running until October 14 on @artsy and our website. Click on the link in bio to discover more!
Affen Segun (b.1993 Lagos, Nigeria) is a self-taught artist who began drawing at the age of 10 after being inspired by the popular Nigerian comic “Super Strikers”. Eager to develop his skills, Segun watched YouTube videos and practiced painting portraits of Nigerian celebrities such as Wizkid, Davido, Mayorkun and Don Jazzy. He posted them on Instagram and quickly made a name for himself.
Since 2018, Segun has developed a distinctive style, inspired by the colourful ankara fabric worn by his Yoruba mother for occasions and celebrations. Segun attributes his creativity to his mother and paid homage to her with his first solo exhibition in Lagos titled, Omo Adérónké, (son of Adérónké).
Pictured above is:
Affen Segun
Keep Expanding Yourself (KEY), 2024
Acrylic, Ankara fabric on canvas
35 x 30 cm
13 3/4 x 11 3/4 in
#JanetRadyFineArt #fineart #OnlineExhibition #ArtsyViewingRoom #NigerianArtist #AfricanArtist #Contemporaryartist #Contemporaryart #ColorfulArt #ChildhoodReimagined
"Make a wish"
Mixed media
Acrylic, Ankara Fabric on canvas
35cm x 46 cm
2024
“Wishes are possibilities. Dare to make a wish.”
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#art #acrylic #contemporaryart #ankara #fabric #childoflight #artcollector #instalike #instart #affensegun #popart #pray #blackart #blacksrtists #blackartist #blackowned #osengwa
Couleurs conscientes est une exposition qui présente 3 artistes contemporains originaires de/ et travaillant en Côte d’ivoire, au Rwanda et au Nigeria: Mounou Desire Koffi, David Mugire et Affen Segun. Dans les 3 parties principales de la Mâon galerie, ces artistes sont invités à montrer leur travail, essentiellement des peintures.
À travers des supports et matériaux variés, chacun des artistes invités propose des œuvres explorant les liens entre écologie et connexion des êtres. Dans un monde ou plus que jamais malgré les facilités pour se joindre beaucoup se regardent de loin.
Les différents artistes invités, nous entraînent dans des mondes où l’utilisation des matériaux nous amène vers une discussion sur le recyclage, les matières, les corps et les vies qui nous entourent. Les voyions nous?
Avec les oeuvres d’ Affen Segun est exprimé son souhait qu’elles soient porteuses de paix et fédèrent les gens. Dans ses portraits vivants de muses noires son utilisation créative de teintes acryliques et de touches de tissus à motifs ankara est captivante, tandis que les images et les motifs de l’artiste Rwandais David Mugire sont utilisées comme un instrument pour raconter des histoires réelles et mettre en valeur les aspects les plus importants de la vie en société. Les oeuvres de Mounou Desire Koffi, se présentent sous une forme lumineuse, colorée, illustrant l’ambiance et la chaleur de ces espaces grouillant de monde préssé par le temps. La distance entre les hommes grandit au fil de l’évolution de la technologie. Comme une métonymie, il se sert de claviers de téléphones mobiles pour exprimer le concept d’évolution technologique.
Curation Ôdewa
Vernissage 7.08.24
19h30
📍66, place du jeu de balle 1000 Bruxelles
Performance @manonkmj@lartenfusionparodewa
Sur l'affiche
Affen Segun
"Soul sister II"Acrylic, Ankara fabric on canvas
David Peace Mugire
"Dreamer" Mixed media on paper
Mounou Desire Koffi
"Innocence" mixed media on canvas #mounoudesire #davidmugire
#affensegun #maatproject #maongalerie #artlovers #africanartists #africanartcollector #exhibition #africanartcollection #blackart #blackartcollector #belgianartgalleries #contemporaryart
