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Bunmi Agusto Aruaro (In Blue and Green) Pastel Pencil on Sandpaper, Ink and Watercolour on Paper Signed on Verso 15 x 10cm (5¾ x 3¾ in.) About Bunmi Agusto's practice follows the inhabitants of a surrealist wonderland in her mind called Within. The indigenous inhabitants of this world are hybrids whose human form is combined with elements she finds integral to her sense of self and cultural consciousness. Non-Hybrid humans are also present in Within as family members, friends and passersby in the artist's waking life are subsumed into the world through encounters and begin to occupy the role of immigrants into her mind. Her works therefore explore cultural theory and the evolution of selfhood through the lens of fantasy. She cites stories such as Amos Tutuola's The Palm Wine Drinkard, Lewis Carroll's Alice In Wonderland and the Marvel Cinematic Universe as major influences. She also works predominantly with pastel pencils and mixed media. Education MA History of Art & Archaeology, SOAS University BA Fine Art, Central Saint Martins Erasmus Exchange, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague Select Exhibitions/Awards Solo Exhibitions: Kenneth Ize SS22, Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2021) Escape To Within, DADA Gallery, London (2021) Group Exhibitions: 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, DADA Gallery, London (2021) Art X Lagos, DADA Gallery, Lagos (2021) Redefining The Trend- Histories In The Making, Christie's, London (2021) Now, Now, TAFETA, London (2021) London Grads Now, Saatchi Gallery, London (2020) Awards: Cass Art Prize, UAL Graduate Showcase (2020) Cass Art Prize, Xhibit (2019) Gallery Representation DADA Gallery Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork This artwork features a member of Agusto's fictional Aruaro clan. This clan is known for their unique tribal marks in which lie a second set of eyes that allows them to tap into a more insightful ancestral perspective. However, in this piece, the Aruaro hides all four of their eyes as they engage in conversation leisurely.