Kip Omolade is an artist from Brooklyn who creates detailed marks and big hyperrealistic oil portraits using molding, casting, and painting techniques he’s mastered over time.
As time goes by, Omolade’s portraits keep evolving. “In my paintings, I previously presented each mask as a singular portrait,” he told This Is Colossal. “In my current work, the faces are now interacting with each other. They are arranged together on large canvases measuring 13-15 feet long. The masks have become mythological characters having conversations about humanity. I see them as deities pondering age-old questions about birth, life, death, identity and love.”
Recently, he started including his children in his work. He shows them with their eyes closed, innocent to the world around them, and they represent the way life is able to survive despite all the difficulties.
If you’re in New York City, you can visit Omolade’s pop-up show that’s opening on September 9. If you want to see more from this artist, make sure to follow him on Instagram. Find more details about his work and the upcoming shows on his website.
