Crusoe Arrives

Oil on canvas, 48x60x1.5, 2024, $2300

My pieces are abstract renditions of my surroundings and feelings, energized by current life events. Some of my work is on the dark side, but I'm generally pretty eclectic with my subjects and tone of expression (color, style etc.). Artists like Basquiat, Twombly, and Rothko influence my visual composition, while aspects of my childhood, the mystery of love, and the complicated reality of mental health awareness add personality.

Layomi Akinrinade [b. 1995] is a self-taught painter and photographer living in Seattle. Born and raised in Ife, Nigeria, he moved to the US in 2013 to study computer science. He makes art to assess the world around him, drawing inspiration from intergalactic space dreams, comparative history, human anatomy, and post-COVID sociology.