Belle Vie, our first edition đŤ
An evening where art met life, and beauty filled every corner. Surrounded by friends, family, and passionate art lovers, we shared moments, stories, and stunning creations from our incredibly talented artists.
It was more than an exhibition, It was an experience of connection, creativity, and everything beautiful in between.
Hereâs to many more nights like this đ¤â¨
In âSun Sets to the Groundâ, Esther Ikechukwu explores texture as language.
A texture artist at heart, her process is rooted in tactility, where playful colour meets deliberate surface. The composition moves vertically: rough, earthen browns anchor the base, evoking the weight and presence of ground. Above, warm and luminous tones radiate outward, capturing the sun in descent â glowing, expansive, alive.
Through contrast and texture, Esther invites the viewer to feel the transition rather than simply see it.
A sunset not just observed, but experienced.
@esther_sochima@estherr_artt
Victoria, an acrylic painter, uses colour as an emotional language.
In this 2018 piece, she confronts themes of body image and body dysmorphia; positioning the work as both personal and political.
The painting challenges rigid beauty standards imposed on womenâs bodies, questioning who gets to define beauty and why. Through expressive colour and form, Victoria reframes the narrative, asserting that beauty is not singular, fixed, or exclusive.
Instead, it exists in multiplicity.
In many shapes. Many stories. Many truths.
@thepiggyartverse
In Riddle Me, Onyinye leans into playfulness, using bold colours, dynamic patterns, and swirling forms to let the subject exist fully in her element.
Every hue, every curve, speaks to a mind bursting with creativity and freedom.
But even in your element, eyes are always watching.
Some with admiration. Some with envy. Some with intentions unseen.
Riddle Me is a reminder that creativity shines brightest when you remain rooted in your truth, regardless of who is watching.
@oonyinye.o@arilikaatel
In Artemis, Nneoma merges fine art with augmented reality, extending the canvas beyond the physical and into the symbolic.
Created in 2021, Artemis is one work from a five-part Greek mythology collection distinguished by intricate gold detailing. With the emergence of new technologies, she revisits this body of work, infusing it with augmented realityâaffirming that art does not end, but evolves. Continuity, for her, is as vital as creation.
Her choice of Artemis is deliberate. Beyond mythology, the goddess represents protection, resistance, and the fierce defence of women and children. Known in Roman mythology as Diana, Artemis carries a layered symbolism that echoes across time and culture.
This symbolism finds a modern reflection in Wonder WomanâPrincess Dianaâan enduring archetype of strength and compassion.
For Nneoma, the connection is also personal. As a child bearing the name Princess, she attended Diana Memorial College in Lagos, Nigeria, where she was affectionately called âPrincess Dianaâ from her earliest years.
Decades later, the name returns with meaning, linking childhood memory with the mythology of Wonder Woman and its ancient counterpart in Artemis.
With a knowing smile, she admits she sees a bit of Wonder Woman in herself too.
A reminder that the myths we admire are often reflections of who we already are.
@_nneomah@thennartgallery
â Daughter â by Azaye Eradiri is a quiet meditation on becoming.
âDaughterâ explores the emotional transition from being a daughter to becoming a wife, capturing a moment of quiet reflection and readiness. Through symbolic attire, cultural adornment, and warm, grounding colours, the painting emphasizes continuity rather than loss. It conveys that while a woman steps into new roles and responsibilities, she carries her heritage, values, and family with herâaffirming that she always has a place of belonging and support to fall back on.
When asked what makes an artwork valuable, Azaye reminds us that value begins with belief.
Belief in the work. Belief in the meaning. Belief in its worth.
@_angelculture@azaye.eradiri
Ofitu resists definition.
He does not name his style, choosing instead to let the observer decide where the work lives. In his compositions, characters may dominate the canvas or quietly recede into the background : presence is fluid, never fixed.
His journey into art began as escape: sketching characters in class to drift away from school, before evolving into drawings shaped by emotion; anger, joy, tension, release. Over time, the work matured alongside him.
The star in the eye, a recurring motif is drawn from Soul Eater, inspired by the character âBlack Starâ, whose celestial gaze left a lasting impression. Ofitu adapted the idea, distilling it into a single star as a personal visual language.
This piece was created during his first week of college; a moment marked by discomfort and unfamiliarity. In that awkwardness, art became grounding. A quiet tool for easing stress. A way of finding footing in a new world.
Sometimes art doesnât need a name. It just needs a moment to exist.
@ofituthe_sixth
